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 Badlands National Park
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
📅 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 Badlands National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 298 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Badlands National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.