#Charadrius

[herpsandbirds]

Hi! Humble request for a Killdeer? Love your blog! :D

Why Yes of course...

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, OH, USA

photograph by Brad Imhoff

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), mother performing a "broken wing display" to lead a predator away from the nest, family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, MD, USA

photograph by Bonnie Ott

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), chick, family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, CA, USA

photograph by NNehring

[birdblues]

Piping Plover

[alonglistofbirds]

[2560/11080] Collared plover - Charadrius collaris

Note: Clements places this bird in the genus Anarhynchus.

Order: Charadriiformes Suborder: Charadrii Family: Charadriidae Subfamily: Charadriinae (plovers)

Photo credit: Carlos Rossello via Macaulay Library

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

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[lichenaday]

Some of the baby birds I met on this recent round of field work:

1. Limosa limosa, black-tailed godwit

2. Haematopus ostralegus, oystercatcher

3. & 4. Numenius phaeopus, Eurasian whimbrel

5. Tringa totanus, redshank

6. Charadrius hiaticula, common ringed plover

7. Pluvialis apricaria, European golden plover

[fullfrontalbirds]

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

© Matthew Bode

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

can you do the killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)?

Of course! They're very cute.

Photos thanks to Frank Thierfelder & Enrique Giron, respectively.

[sugiichi]

Charadrius alexandrinus [シロチドリ,Kentish plover]

右に左に行ったり来たり。

少しづつ近づいてきてくれました😊

[haveyouseenthisanimal-irl]

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) chick on sand dunes in Pacific Grove, California, US. The killdeer gets its name from its shrill, loud call

Photograph: Rory Merry/Zuma/Shutterstock

[herpsandbirds]

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, SE Coast of the U.S.

The male (L) takes a big steppy as part of a courtship dance/display.

photograph by Michael Milicia

[birdblues]

Killdeer

[alonglistofbirds]

[2220/11080] Chestnut-banded plover - Charadrius pallidus

Note: Clements places this bird in the genus Anarhynchus.

Order: Charadriiformes Suborder: Charadrii Family: Charadriidae Subfamily: Charadriinae (plovers)

Photo credit: Yeray Seminario via Macaulay Library

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Wilson's Plover

Photo: Shanthanu Bhardwaj

"Several of our plovers are small birds with single dark neck rings. Wilson's Plover is slightly larger than the others, and has a more southerly distribution, living on beaches along the southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Its oversized bill is not only its best field mark, but also a clue to its feeding behavior: some studies have shown that it tends to capture and eat slightly larger creatures than the other plovers on the beach."

- Audubon Field Guide

[geopsych]

Went for a bunch of blood tests (don’t ask) and some killdeers were yelling and running along the edges of the parking lot. They must have a nest on the ground somewhere. No wonder their species name is ‘vociferus’!

[auntie-birdie]

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

© Matt Felperin