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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Sanderling
Calidris alba
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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.