The killdeer is the most widespread of all California shorebirds, but ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, as well as the West Indies and Peru. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

The killdeer is the most widespread of all California shorebirds, but ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, as well as the West Indies and Peru. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Author(s)Ben Fertig
Author CompanyIntegration and Application Network
Date Created2011-01-26
AlbumFauna > Birds
TypePhoto
Dimensions1600 x 1200
Filesize1.4 MB
Number of Downloads174
Filetype(s) JPG
LicenseAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Required AttributionBen Fertig, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library)