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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
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BirdsIn Greene County, Ohio

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758

Killdeer in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Charadrius
Near Greene County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (56)
  • Recorded, season not shown (21)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Killdeer by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Clermont County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga County171 · Season shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Delaware County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County104 · Season shownYes: year-round, summer
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Greene County75 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton County121 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round, summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County100 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain County130 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lucas County130 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Medina County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery County44 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, summer
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County53 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Stark County59 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Summit County238 · Season shownYes: summer
Trumbull County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Greene County

Early March to late June, middle week late April

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: most records are from one year.

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Recording in Greene County · records of all species each week, 31,407 in all

Records per week from 75 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Killdeer in Greene County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of KilldeerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100097
Jan 11–170049
Jan 18–240037
Jan 25–310055
Feb 1–70082
Feb 8–140090
Feb 15–2100186
Feb 22–2811151
Mar 1–711124
Mar 8–1442238
Mar 15–2122299
Mar 22–2811338
Mar 29 – Apr 421561
Apr 5–1132537
Apr 12–1832738
Apr 19–2533793
Apr 26 – May 2541,090
May 3–932778
May 10–1643721
May 17–2333889
May 24–3011932
May 31 – Jun 632889
Jun 7–13111,186
Jun 14–20111,205
Jun 21–27221,059
Jun 28 – Jul 4211,150
Jul 5–11111,279
Jul 12–18001,164
Jul 19–25001,228
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,533
Aug 2–8001,324
Aug 9–15531,105
Aug 16–2222957
Aug 23–2922942
Aug 30 – Sep 500932
Sep 6–12142992
Sep 13–19221,194
Sep 20–2611870
Sep 27 – Oct 300677
Oct 4–1022614
Oct 11–1711533
Oct 18–2400305
Oct 25–3100307
Nov 1–700214
Nov 8–1400227
Nov 15–2100155
Nov 22–2800110
Nov 29 – Dec 50086
Dec 6–120036
Dec 13–190046
Dec 20–2600117
Dec 27 – Jan 200186

In Ohio

Early March to mid-October, middle week May 24–30

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,842 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,330 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Killdeer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of KilldeerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10966,211
Jan 11–17425,146
Jan 18–24644,645
Jan 25–31534,698
Feb 1–7226,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21645,436
Feb 22–281366,846
Mar 1–75198,321
Mar 8–1465910,384
Mar 15–2184912,620
Mar 22–28701013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 470919,661
Apr 5–11851026,860
Apr 12–181171039,925
Apr 19–251271041,623
Apr 26 – May 21351056,391
May 3–91511052,952
May 10–161761053,785
May 17–231441057,698
May 24–301231054,651
May 31 – Jun 61031053,099
Jun 7–1384953,700
Jun 14–2084956,625
Jun 21–2746855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4851058,477
Jul 5–1167961,336
Jul 12–18641064,722
Jul 19–2558969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 160859,416
Aug 2–864959,712
Aug 9–15441055,994
Aug 16–2241854,328
Aug 23–29551051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5471057,167
Sep 6–1272959,075
Sep 13–1955654,543
Sep 20–26761045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 345843,180
Oct 4–1063937,841
Oct 11–1750730,824
Oct 18–24241021,156
Oct 25–3130819,021
Nov 1–733714,172
Nov 8–1421612,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28438,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12646,004
Dec 13–19445,423
Dec 20–26435,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2418,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus239 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius60 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus46 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos36 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed62%49%
Farmland14%11%
Open water10%3%
Wetland5%5%
Barren4%0.6%
Forest2%31%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%

From 1,131 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Charadrius vociferus vociferusNorth American Killdeersubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Killdeer's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

2,842 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.