WoRMS taxon details
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758
159127 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159127)
accepted
Species
Oxyechus vociferus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution North America; range extends from Southern Labrador to coastal Peru
Distribution North America; range extends from Southern Labrador to coastal Peru [details]
WoRMS (2025). Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159127 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
[request]basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 10 1/2" (27 cm) [details]Distribution North America; range extends from Southern Labrador to coastal Peru [details]
Reproduction Breeds in southern Canada from Prince Edward Island, Northern Ontario, southern MacKenzie, and British Columbia to the West Indies, Mexico, and on the coast of northern Chile. Winters from New York, Ohio, and British Columbia south to Peru and Chile in South America. Eggs are laid between late April to mid July. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | killdeerplevier | [details] |
| English | killdeerkildeer | [details] |
| French | pluvier kildir | [details] |
| German | Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer | [details] |
| Hebrew | חופמי | [details] |
| Lithuanian | balsingasis kirlikas | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tobeltelo | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | tobeltelo | [details] |
| Polish | sieweczka krzykliwa | [details] |
| Slovenian | kildir | [details] |
| Spanish | chorlitejo culirrojo | [details] |
| Turkish | çayır cılıbıtı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник галасливийГаласлива зуйка | [details] |
| Welsh | cwtiad torchog mawr | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (292 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Charadrius vociferus)
To GenBank (126070 nucleotides; 31166 proteins) (from synonym Oxyechus vociferus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (126070 nucleotides; 31166 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (292 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Charadrius vociferus)
To GenBank (126070 nucleotides; 31166 proteins) (from synonym Oxyechus vociferus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (126070 nucleotides; 31166 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To ITIS
