Utah Bird Profile
  Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus

Name Roots: (Gr. & L.  charadrios [-ius], "a plover" - L. vociferus, "vociferous")

In Utah:   
by Mike Fish

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Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an insectivore: ground gleaner. During the non-breeding seasons this species is an insectivore: shoreline gleaner.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in wetlands and wet meadow habitats.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (CP)

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