Killdeer bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsKildeer, Killdeer Plover
Old latin name for birdOxyechus vociferus, Aegialitis vocifera, Charadrius vociferous
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyPlovers / Charadriidae
GenusCharadrius
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregioninland subarctic to temperate North America to Central America; coastal Ecuador to Peru

Killdeer bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, flight call, song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Flight calls, © Lelis Navarrete
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 4.
    Alarm call, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
  • 5.
    Distraction display, flight call, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
  • 6.
    Alarm call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 7.
    Alarm call, call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 9.
    Alarm call, © Dan Minor
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Killdeer

Killdeer subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Charadrius vociferus peruvianuscoastal w Ecuador to far nw Chile-No
Charadrius vociferus ternominatusBahamas, Greater Antilles and Virgin Is.-No
Charadrius vociferus vociferusinland s Alaska, subarctic to temperate Canada from Yukon to Hudson Bay and Gulf of St. Lawrence; throughout contiguous USA, s Baja California and to c Mexico and (local) Nicaragua to sw Panamato nw South AmericaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKeilstertstrandkiewiet
Azerbaijaniçığıran yağışcüllüt
BasqueCorriol cua-roig
BelarusianКрыклівы зуёк
Bengaliচকরচডয়ায
BretonNouelig kildir
BulgarianКреслив дъждосвирец, Голям дъждосвирец
Catalancorriol cua-roig
Chinese双领鸻
Chinese (Traditional)雙領鴴
Creetsaspagaganesees, otâpiskâkanêsîs, sêsêsiw
Croatianklinorepi kulik
Czechkulík rezavoocasý, Kulík zrzoocasý
DanishKildire
DutchKildeerplevier, Killdeer plevier, Killdeerplevier
EsperantoKripluvio
Estoniankilatüll
FaroeseTvíringd svarthálsa
Finnishamerikantylli
FrenchPluvier kildir, Gravelot kildir
FrisianKylsturtwilster
GalicianPíllara de rabo rubio, Píllara de dobre colar, Píllara rabirrubia, Corriol cua-roig
GermanKeilschwanzregenpfeifer, Schreiregenpfeifer, Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
GreekΛιβαδοσφυριχτής, Διπλoσφυριχτής
GuaraniMbatuirusu
Hebrewחופמי כפול-צווארון, חופמי כפול צוארון
Hungarianékfarkú lile
IcelandicSkræklóa
IrishFeadóg Ghlórach
ItalianCorriere vocifero, Killdeer, Corriere americano
Japaneseフタオビチドリ
Latvianskaļais tārtiņš
Lithuanianbalsingasis kirlikas
MacedonianЦрвеногрб пескар
ManxFeddag choraagh
Northern SamiAmerihkábuvvedat
Norwegiantobeltelo, Tobeltelo
Norwegian NynorskTobeltelo
Polishsieweczka krzykliwa
Portugueseborrelho-de-coleira-dupla, Borrelho-de-dupla-coleira
RomanianPrundăraş cu coadă ascuţită, Prundăraş cu coadă ascuțită
RomanshGravarel chanerus, gravarel canerus
RussianКрикливый зуёк, Двугалстучный зуёк, Зуек двугалстучный
SerbianCrvenoleđi žalar
Slovakkulík krikľavý
Sloveniankildir
SpanishChorlito gritón, Chorlitejo de Dos Collares, Playero dos collares, Chorlito Tildio, Playero Sabanero, Chorlito Tildío, Fraile, Chorlito Sabanero, Títere Sabanero, Chorlitejo tildío, Chorlo gritón, Chorlo Tildío, Chortilejo Gritón, Chorlitejo culirrojo, Ti-íto
Swedishskrikstrandpipare
TurkishÇayır Cılıbıtı
Ukrainianпісочник крикливий
WelshCwtiad torchog mawr