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 Los Haitises National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 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 Los Haitises National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Los Haitises National Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Los Haitises National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Los Haitises National Park in our monthly data.