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Killdeer

The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a large plover found in the Americas. Its shrill, two-syllable call is often heard, sounding like "kill deer". It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Three subspecies are described. Its upperparts are mostly brown with rufous…

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Killdeer

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples86
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
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Killdeer

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related to Habitat and distribution · 26
Killdeer → Alaska, August, Bahamas, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, February, Greater Antilles, It, July, May, Mexico, Migration, Panama, Peru, September, Some, The
related to Etymology and taxonomy · 18
Killdeer → Ancient Greek, Bahama Islands, Carl Linnaeus, Carolina, Charadrius, English, Florida, Late Latin, Latin, Linnaeus, Mark Catesby, Swedish, Systema Naturae, The, The Natural History, This, Three, Vulgate Bible
related to Conservation status · 11
Killdeer → As, Birds, Canada, Handbook, It, IUCN, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Migratory Birds Convention Act, The, US, World Alive
related to Breeding · 8
Killdeer → Both, Ground, In, It, Nests, The, This, When
related to Feeding · 8
Killdeer → An, During, Foraging, It, Standing, The, Viable, When
related to Description · 5
Killdeer → Adults, It, Its, North America, The
related to Predators and parasites · 4
Killdeer → American, It, Predation, The
related to External links · 3
Killdeer → Drexel University, Internet Bird Collection, VIREO
is a · 2
Killdeer → tall and slender plover, vocal species

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Killdeeris atall and slender plover0.90text
Killdeeris avocal species0.90text
rooftops are sometimes usedinstance ofbut locations0.80text
Killdeerrelated to BreedingThe0.60section
Killdeerrelated to BreedingBoth0.60section
Killdeerrelated to BreedingGround0.60section
Killdeerrelated to BreedingNests0.60section
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Killdeerrelated to BreedingWhen0.60section
Killdeerrelated to Conservation statusThe0.60section

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