Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus (Linnaeus, 1758) KL KILLD 4740
Family: Charadriiformes > Charadriidae

Killdeer, Simon Gillings

A larger version of the Ringed Plover, but with a double breast band, the Killdeer is an almost annual visitor from North America.

To stop cows and horses trampling its nest, the Killdeer fluffs itself up, displays its tail over its head, and runs at the beast in an attempt to make it change its path.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
333 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
333 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Killdeer, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Cwtiad Torchog Mawr
Catalan: corriol cua-roig
Czech: kulík rezavoocasý
Danish: Kildire
Dutch: Killdeerplevier
Estonian: kilatüll
Finnish: amerikantylli
French: Pluvier kildir
German: Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
Hungarian: ékfarkú lile
Icelandic: Skræklóa
Irish: Feadóg Ghlórach
Italian: Corriere vocifero
Latvian: skalais tartinš
Lithuanian: balsingasis kirlikas
Norwegian: Tobeltelo
Polish: sieweczka krzykliwa
Portuguese: borrelho-de-coleira-dupla
Slovak: kulík kriklavý
Slovenian: kildir
Spanish: Chorlitejo culirrojo
Swedish: skrikstrandpipare

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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