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 Ciénaga de Zapata
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 467 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Ciénaga de Zapata?
July has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.