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Sign in to saveThe killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 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. Three subspecies are described. Its are mostly brown with rufous fringes, the head has patches of white and black, and two black bands cross the breast. The belly and the rest of the breast are white. The nominate (or originally described) subspecies breeds from southeastern Alaska and southern Canada to Mexico. It is seen y
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The Killdeer, scientifically named *Charadrius vociferus*, is a species of bird within the family Charadriidae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted as a valid species. Its parent taxon is *Charadrius*.
This organism has a wingspan of 61 and inhabits marine environments. Its range extends to South America. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Near Threatened in 2024. Other common names for the bird include Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer, Chorlitejo culirrojo, and corriol cua-roig.
Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Near Threatenedkildeer
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyCharadriidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Charadrius
- Image
- Juvenile killdeer.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Charadrius vociferus
- Commons category
- Charadrius vociferus
- Commons gallery
- Charadrius vociferus
- taxon common name
- klinorepi kulik
- wingspan
- 61
- short name
- C. vociferus
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon range
- South America
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