This article is about the bird species, for the city in North Dakota refer to Killdeer, North Dakota.

The Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, is a medium-sized plover.

Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two black bands. The rump is tawny orange. The face and cap are brown with a white forehead. They have an orange-red eyering.

Their breeding habitat is open fields or lawns, often quite far from water, across most of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with isolated populations in Costa Rica and Peru. They nest on the ground in an open area with a clear line of sight, or on a gravel roof.

They are migratory in northern areas and winter as far south as northern South America. They are rare vagrants to western Europe, usually late in the year.

These birds forage for food in fields, mudflats, and shores, usually by sight. They mainly eat insects.

Their name comes from their call, frequently heard. These birds will frequently use the "broken wing act" to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury. Their predators then think they have eay prey and are attracted to this seeming injured bird and away from the nest. Their ability to exploit a wide range of agricultural and semi-urban habitat has helped keep them common and widespread in their range.

References

• Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

• Killdeer videos on the Internet Bird Collection

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