- Download
- Full Size JPEG
- Captured
- Camera
- Canon Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
- Exposure
- 1/1000 s
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 600 mm
- Dimensions
- 6984 × 4660
- Megapixels
- 32.5
- File size
- 15 MB
- Location
- Unknown
June 11, 2025 • Canon Canon EOS R7 • 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Species Profile
Species notes
The killdeer is a large plover found in the Americas. Its shrill, two-syllable call is often heard, sounding like "kill deer". It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Three subspecies are described. Its upperparts are mostly brown with rufous fringes, the head has patches of white and black, and two black bands cross the breast. The belly and the rest of the breast are white. The nominate subspecies breeds from southeastern Alaska and southern Canada to Mexico. It is seen year-round in the southern half of its breeding range; the subspecies C. v. ternominatus is resident in the West Indies, and C. v. peruvianus inhabits Peru and surrounding South American countries throughout the year. North American breeders winter from their resident range south to Central America, the West Indies, and the northernmost portions of South America.
Scientific nameCharadrius vociferus
FamilyPlovers and Lapwings
OrderCharadriiformes
Conservation statusNear Threatened
Wingspan (m)61
Photo Collection Overview
Photo capture coverage for this species.
Latest captureJune 11, 2025
Earliest captureJune 11, 2025
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