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 Zion National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
California Gull
Larus californicus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
📅 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 Zion National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Zion National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Killdeer in Zion National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Zion National Park in our monthly data.