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| Killdeer Charadrius vociferus [Linnaeus, 1758] | |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
KL , KILLD
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EURING No: 4740 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
vociferus recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
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Wingspan: 61 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and L.: vociferare=to shout (from vox=voice + -fer=carrying) |
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World Distribution:
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North America to c South America |
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Habitat:
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Pasture, mudflat, lakes, rivers |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates, mostly earthworms, grasshoppers, beetles, and snails |
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TitBit:
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To stop cows and horses trampling its nest, the Killdeer fluffs itself up, displays its tail over its head, and runs at the beast in an attempt to make it change its path. |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Dorset, 1859
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
39
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
November to March
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1984),
Ayrshire
(1984),
Upper Forth
(1983),
Northeast
(1995),
Outer Hebrides
(2004),
Shetland
(2002),
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North-east England:
Durham
(1990),
South Yorkshire
(1975),
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North-west England:
No Records
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
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Leicestershire
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Nottinghamshire
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1984),
Hampshire
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Kent
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Greater London
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East Sussex
(1974),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2002),
Devon
(2002),
Isles of Scilly
(2002),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1994),
Carmarthen
(1978),
Gwynedd
(1982),
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Cwtiad Torchog Mawr |
| Danish: Kildire | Dutch: Killdeerplevier |
| Finnish: Amerikantylli | French: Gravelot kildir |
| German: Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer | Hungarian: Érfarkú lile |
| Icelandic: Skræklóa | Irish: Feadóg Ghlórach |
| Italian: Corriere vocifero | Norwegian: Tobeltelo |
| Polish: Sieweczka krzykliwa | Portuguese: Borellho-de-cuas-coleiras |
| Spanish: Chorlitejo culirrojo | Swedish: Skrikstrandpipare |
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| See Also: |
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Wikipedia entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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