Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus · Charadriidae

The killdeer is a large plover found in the Americas. Its shrill, two-syllable call is often heard, sounding like "kill deer". It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae.

Where the Killdeer lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in California, Texas, Florida, British Columbia, Ontario and Ohio.

See the Killdeer’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Near threatened (NT). Not at risk yet, but could be soon. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 9,895,563 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.