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Killdeer
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae (3 out of 10 genera, 8 out of 66 species)
Plovers
Crowned lapwing or crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus)
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Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus)
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Queltehue or Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
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Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
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Chestnut-banded plover (Charadrius pallidus)
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European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
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Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Genus: Charadrius
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Killdeer
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Stanford
May 15, 2016
Kilfaun
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Stanford
May 15, 2016
Deadly avian
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Año Nuevo 2013
March 17, 2013
Cervine predator
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Jasper Ridge
March 14, 2009
Killdeer
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Photographing Nature class
Felt Lake
October 21, 2017
Canon 7Dmark 2
Killdeer and daisies
Killdeer and eggs
Display with eggs
Eggs - camouflaged
Three eggs
And then there were two...
Killdeer with hatchling and egg
Hatching
Hatching
Hatching was an active process - on the part of the parent.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 10, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2
One minute old hatchling
At this point, the parent picked up the egg and flew off with it, leaving the chicks.
Then it came right back.
The whole proces took a minute or two.
What timing!
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 10, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2
Newly hatched
Newly hatched
Killdeer hatchling stare down
Newly hatched and parent
Newly hatched and parent
Newly hatched and parent
Mom and hatchling
Hunkered down
The next day.
The check is maybe 14 hours old.
The group has left the nest - without a trace - and are now 10 yards away but the sluiceway.
Mom and chick
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 15, 2020 - 5 days old
Canon 7Dmark2
Chick
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 15, 2020 - 5 days old -
The legs and feet are impressive, but the wings and tail are still pathetic little things.
Canon 7Dmark2
Wishful thinking - "I can fly"
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 19, 2020 - 9 days old -
Canon 7Dmark2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Lagunita, Stanford
March 19, 2023
Canon R5
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Lagunita, Stanford
April 22, 2023
Canon R5
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Last modified: April 28, 2023
Moved: July 20, 2020 (extracted from plover.html)
Created: September 24, 2012
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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