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 Palo Verde National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Palo Verde National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.