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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.