Killdeer Images, Facts and Information:
Charadrius vociferus
- Killdeer are brown and tan above, white below and they have two dark chest bands, large heads, big eyes and short, stout bills.
- Killdeer adults will act like their wings are broken to lead predators away from their nest and young.
- Killdeer are migratory in the north and resident in the south. Killdeer prefer drier habitats than most other shorebirds. Killdeer inhabit mudflats, sandbars, grazed fields, they are also found in towns in parking lots, golf courses, airports, driveways, lawns and sports fields.
- Killdeer eat invertebrates including worms, snails, grasshoppers, beetles, small fish and aquatic insect larvae.
- Killdeer lay 3 to 5 eggs which take 24 to 28 days to hatch. Both sexes incubate. They are monogamous.
- A group of killdeers is called a “season” of killdeers.
- Killdeer can live up to 10 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Killdeer photos.
Killdeer with a yellow orbital ring
Title: Killdeer with a yellow orbital ring
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/30/2019
Alert Killdeer at the water’s edge
Title: Alert Killdeer at the water’s edge
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/30/2019
Spring Killdeer on a log
Title: Spring Killdeer on a log
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/30/2019
Killdeer close up in spring
Title: Killdeer close up in spring
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/30/2019
Spring Killdeer portrait
Title: Spring Killdeer portrait
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/30/2019
Portrait of an adult Killdeer
Title: Portrait of an adult Killdeer
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/30/2019
Killdeer in a snow storm
Title: Killdeer in a snow storm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 3/13/2019
Roadside adult Killdeer
Title: Roadside adult Killdeer
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/16/2018
Mating Killdeer
Title: Mating Killdeer
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/16/2018
Killdeer chick on a mudflat
Title: Killdeer chick on a mudflat
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/14/2016
Resting Killdeer chick
Title: Resting Killdeer chick
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/14/2016
Roadside Killdeer
Title: Roadside Killdeer
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2016
Killdeer plumage detail
Title: Killdeer plumage detail
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2016
Adult Killdeer in breeding season
Title: Adult Killdeer in breeding season
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2016
Killdeer in a frosty recently burned area
Title: Killdeer in a frosty recently burned area
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/20/2016
Killdeer in morning light
Title: Killdeer in morning light
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/23/2015
Killdeer in flight over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Title: Killdeer in flight over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/29/2015
Killdeer on a rock
Title: Killdeer on a rock
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/3/2013
Killdeer in springtime flowers
Title: Killdeer in springtime flowers
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/29/2013
Killdeer post-bathing
Title: Killdeer post-bathing
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2012