Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius vociferus (Killdeer)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Killdeer in Acadia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Acadia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.