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Charadrius vociferous

Killdeer

(it calls its name)

ID

Will replace w North Coast image soon

USGS site for ID etc ‘medium size, 2 black bands on breast, rufous rump etc’

ISTIS is always good place to start for the Taxonomy and links to search engines—as collection  images from Fast.com

 

 

Maps and Calls The shorebird that says its name: Killdeer (many sites have call: RealAudio example)

USGS (Americas) maps of breeding and wintering distributions

 

BC Birds Vol 2: Widespread to common, early migrants masked by wintering birds; counts number in thousands (p.123)

Good clear photographs ; Another of bird on nest --

 

 

Any good NorthCoast info or images of Killdeer?

Composed by LG -- 2/22/02

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References used

Shorebirds : An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World

by Peter Hayman, John Marchant, Tony Prater—Amazon.com

The Birds of British Columbia•Volume 2 - Nonpasserines

Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

The Complete Birder A Guide to Better Birding by Jack Connor