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Taxonomy
« Back To Shorebirds and Allies Order Charadriiformes
- Plovers and Lapwings Family Charadriidae
  - 1 Typical Plovers Genus Charadrius
  - 1 Golden Plovers and Black-bellied Plover Genus Pluvialis

Killdeer

The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a medium-sized plover.

The Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the Black-bellied Plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding.

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