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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
📅 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 159 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.