Charadrius vociferus

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Charadrius vociferus - American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry

plover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

Charadrius, genus Charadrius - type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers

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Charadrius vociferus "chorlo de doble collar", es abundante; segun Wust et al.

Ciento quince anos de registros de aves en Pantanos de Villa

Sexual and agonistic behaviour in the killdeer (Charadrius vociferus).--Anim.

Are oil and natural gas development sites ecological traps for nesting killdeer?

Charadrius vociferus. Residente de invierno, habita generalmente en areas abiertas, pero con cierta cobertura arbustiva, campos de cultivo, pero no necesariamente cerca del agua (Howell & Webb, 1995; Van Gils & Wiersma, 1996).

NUEVOS REGISTROS Y NOTAS ADICIONALES COMENTADAS SOBRE LA AVIFAUNA DE LA CIUDAD DE XALAPA, VERACRUZ, MEXICO

De las especies con menor abundancia destacan Charadrius vociferus (0.6 Ind/100m), Pardirallus sanguinolentus (0.2 Ind/100m), Icterus graceannae (0.1 Ind/100m) y Phalacrocorax brasilianus (0.1 Ind/100m).

Aves del campus de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Lima-Peru)--una revision de su abundancia, distribucion y diversidad desde 1992 al 2010

Common reservoirs of C psittaci in the United States include sea gulls (Laridae), ducks (Anatidae), herons (Ardeidae), egrets (Ardeidae), pigeons (Columba livia), blackbirds (Icteridae), grackles (Quiscalus species), house sparrows (Passer domesticus), and killdeers (Charadrius vociferus).

An Outbreak of Chlamydophila psittaci in an outdoor colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)

Since the completion of the study, four additional species have been documented as collision deaths on campus: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon), Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus).

Seasonal, taxonomic, and local habitat components of bird-window collisions on an urban university campus in Cleveland, OH