killdeer, common North American shorebird related to the plover plover (plŭv`ər), common name for some members of the large family Charadriidae, shore birds, small to medium in size, found in
..... Click the link for more information. and the sandpiper sandpiper, common name for some members of the large family Scolopacidae, small shore birds, including the snipe and the curlew . Sandpipers are wading birds with relatively long legs and long, slender bills for probing in the sand or mud for their prey—all
..... Click the link for more information. . It is about 10 in. (25 cm) in length and its plumage is grayish brown with a double black band across a white breast. Its simple nest is a depression in the soil or gravel. The killdeer is classified in the phylum Chordata Chordata (kôrdā`tə,–dä`–)
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Charadriidae.

killdeer

Bird (Charadrius vociferus) that frequents grassy mudflats, pastures, and fields. Its name is suggestive of its loud, insistent whistle. It is about 10 in. (25 cm) long and has a brown back, a white belly, and two black breast bands. Killdeers breed throughout North America and in northwestern South America. They migrate only to escape snow, returning before most songbirds. They eat beetles, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and other insects. To protect their young from predators, killdeers will feign injury and flutter awkwardly away from the nest, luring predators with the promise of an easy kill.

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killdeer

killdeer
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