Tag: Killdeer

Diet of nesting Killdeer in North Dakota

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Science Article 3 abstract Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) is one of the most widespread of all North American shorebirds and, unlike other shorebirds, tolerates a wide variety of open inland habitats in addition to the shores of coastal and inland water. JEANNE M. FAIR, PATRICIA L. KENNEDY, AND LOWELL C. MCEWEN, Wilson Bull., […]

SPACE USE OF KILLDEER AT A GREAT BASIN BREEDING AREA

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Science Article 6 abstract Wetland conservation efforts require knowledge of space use by a diversity of waterbirds. However,determining space use of animals requires intensive monitoring of individual organisms. Often, activity patternsduring much of the annual cycle are neglected in analyses of home range and habitat use. From 1995

ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT OF MALE AND FEMALE KILLDEER (CHARADRIUS VOCIFERUS)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Science Article 1 abstract The reproductive investment strategies of the sexes during the breeding season are detailed for Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), a monogamous plover. I measured the energy investments of the sexes in reproductive, mating, and parental effort. As predicted, males expend more mating effort than females; however, the sexes expend equal […]

Incidental Kill of Dunlin and Killdeer by Strychnine

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Science Article 5 abstract Strychnine poisoning of 36 dunlin (Calidris alpina) and two killdeer (Charadriusvociferus) in Yolo County, California (USA) was documented from 1 1 to 17 December 1990. Birds were found dead on a field containing treated wheat seeds (337 zg strychnine/g seed) in postures consistent with the known physiopathology of […]

Nest fate and vegetation characteristics for Snowy Plover and Killdeer in Colorado, USA

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Science Article 4 abstract We quantified vegetation characteristics at nest sites of Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Killdeers (C. vociferus) in south-eastern Colorado during 1995 to assessinterspecific differences in nesting habitat and determine whether habitat characteristics influenced nest fate. Killdeers nested in areas with significantly more grass, litter, and vegetation within 10 […]

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE ATTEMPTS TO FEED KILLDEER CHICKS

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Science Article 2 abstract In July 1988, a wild Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) was observed attempting to feed two captive Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) chicks throughout one day. The Killdeer were in an open air pen close to a forest edge. This was an unusual adoption, involving an altricial species feeding precocial young. […]

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Charadriidae | [latin] Charadrius vociferus | [UK] Killdeer | [FR] Pluvier kildir | [DE] Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer | [ES] | [NL] Killdeerplevier Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Charadrius vociferus NA, LA Alaska and c Canada to Peru Charadrius vociferus peruvianus Peru, nw Chile Charadrius vociferus ternominatus […]