Killdeer

• Scientific Name: Charadrius Vociferus
• Common Name: Killdeer
• Diet: insects
• Color: brown and white
• Size: 10.5 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: two black rings on neck, white eyebrow, red eye
• Nest: scrape on ground
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Charadrius
• Family: Charadriidae (plovers)
• Order: Charadriiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: vociferus