Summary ⁷

The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a medium-sized plover.

Distribution ⁸

Killdeer are native to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. They can be found over much of North America and in parts of South America. From the Gulf of Alaska coastline the range extends southward throughout the United States and reaches the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Distribution continues through the Nearctic zone and into South America, runs along the Andes Mountain Range and terminates at the southern border of Peru.

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native ); neotropical (Native )

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Stewart Ho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/71429581@N00/287782863
2. (c) Greg Dahlman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/4673323797_5380559a80.jpg
3. (c) Stephen Durrenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4230353988_cd74ba07cb.jpg
4. (c) Audrey, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Killdeer_%28Charadrius_vociferus%29_-female_on_nest.jpg
5. (c) DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Killdeer_Cape_May_RWD.jpg
6. (c) Stephen Durrenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/5800489041_3d517eed18.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charadrius_vociferus
8. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31385472

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