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Sonoran Desert Birds

 

 

Killdeer - (Charadrius vociferus)

 Killdeer

 Killdeer

Size: 10.5 inches
Overall Color: brown and white
Occurrence: town
Diet: insects
Nest: scrape on ground
Field Identification: two black rings on neck, white eyebrow, red eye
Season: year-round

Killdeer
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae (plovers)
Genus: Charadrius
species: vociferus

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