Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Summary 2
The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. There are three subspecies. The killdeer's common name comes from its often-heard call. Its upperparts are mostly brown with rufous fringes, the head has patches of white and black, and there are two black breast bands. The belly and the rest of the breast are white. It is 7.9-11.0 inches long. The COSA lies within the killdeer's year-round residency range, but so far it has been observed in the COSA only in March, April, May, and August
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