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Charadrius vociferus ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: CHARADRIIDAE ... IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern ... A shorebird you can see without going to the beach, Killdeer are graceful plovers common to lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, and parking lots. These tawny birds run across the ground in spurts,
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17, Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 150000, B,M,W, 45000, 15000, 1500, X, X, X, X, X, X. 18, Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous vociferous ...
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It only took a moment for our binoculars to confirm what our ears already knew: These were killdeer (Charadrius vociferous). ... In the gathering gloom, I watched these killdeer, these plovers, these Charadrius vociferous. As twilight finally gave way to night here on the refuge, I heard more than this bird of many...
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or vote for the best nickname! ... is charadrius vociferous; ... is classified as charadrius vociferus;
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The scientific name for a killdeer is a Charadrius Vociferous. That is such a big and wonderful name. The name killdeer is not its name because it kills deer, but because when is peeps it sounds like kill-dee. That is how it got its name.
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Pluvialis Vociferus: The chattering Plover. ... This is about the Size of the larger Snipe. The Eyes are large, with scarlet Circle. A black Lift runs from the Bill under the Eyes. The Forehead is white; above which it is black. The Rest of the Head is brown. ... under which there is a broad black Lift encompassing the Neck.
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A ground nester with a distinctive warning call and `broken wing' ruse upon arrival of an intruder. Helping to save the Piping Plover. ... It has a song that is unmistakable, unforgettable and it certainly lives up to the aptly-chosen "vociferous" part of it's scientific name!
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