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Charadrius vociferus


Charadrius vociferus
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Copyright: Luciano Gollini (lousat) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-11-26
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/5.2, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2010-01-28 15:24
Viewed: 6371
Points: 68
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Thanks to Bayram and Ahmet for the identification.

Class: Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

Genus: Charadrius

Species: C. vociferus

The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a medium-sized plover.
Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two black bands. The rump is tawny orange. The face and cap are brown with a white forehead. They have an orange-red eyering. The chicks are patterned almost identically to the adults, and are precocial — able to move around right after hatching. The killdeer frequently uses a "broken wing act" to distract predators from the nest.
Their breeding habitat is open fields or lawns, often quite far from water, across most of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with isolated populations in Costa Rica and in the Pacific coast of South America. Killdeer nest on open ground, often on gravel. They may use a slight depression in the gravel to hold the eggs, but they do not line it at all, or line it only with a few stones. Since there is no structure to stand out from its surroundings, a killdeer nest blends marvelously into the background. Furthermore, the speckled eggs themselves look like stones.Like many other waders, Killdeer hatchlings are precocial birds and are able to see and forage soon after hatching.
They are migratory in northern areas and winter as far south as northern South America. They are rare vagrants to western Europe, usually late in the year.
These birds forage for food in fields, mudflats, and shores, usually by sight. They mainly eat insects.
Their name comes from their frequently heard call. These birds will frequently use the "broken-wing act" to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury and then flapping around on the ground emitting a distress call. The predators then think they have easy prey and are attracted to this seemingly injured bird and away from the nest. If the parent sees that a potential predator is not following them, they will move closer and get louder until they get the attention of the predator.
Their ability to exploit a wide range of agricultural and semi-urban habitat has helped keep them common and widespread in their range.

IL CORRIERE AMERICANO
Il corriere americano (Charadrius vociferus, Linnaeus 1758), è un uccello della famiglia dei Charadriidae.
Questo uccello vive in tutto il Nord e Centro America, e nel Sudamerica settentrionale e occidentale. È di passo in Groenlandia, Brasile, Guyana, nei Caraibi orientali e in Europa occidentale, dalla Norvegia al Portogallo, ma anche in Ungheria e Svizzera.
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Hi MF Luciano, this is a ringed plover and since it has two black ring around its neck it looks like a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus :). You captured it very nicely in its typical posture.
Great capture indeed. I think you decide to be ornithologist after the lepidopterist:)
Havea great night!
Cheers,

Bayram

ciao Luciano
you nicely captured this beautiful plover. I have seen the species firstly. I searched and I found three Charadrius species present in Dominican ornithofauna list. Two of them different from yours. But Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer) is very similar with double black collar bands and long heavy bill and white eye-bow and reddish eye ring.
Thanks for sharing this beauty. best wishes
Ahmet

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2454 W: 10 N: 8044] (25460)
  • [2010-01-28 16:06]

Hi Luciano,

A lovely Plover posing so nicely in the water. I love the huge eye and the beautiful markings. Wonderful colors and details of the face, wings and plumage. Looks great in the natural setting.

Jane

salut Luciano

en français c'est le Le Pluvier kildir et en anglais le Killdeer,
une excellente photo de cette oiseau avec un superbe low POV,
excellent focus netteté et détails du joli plumage,
jolie posture de l'oiseau, TFS

Asbed

Ciao Luciano,
Caro amico, è un bene di continuare a vedere le tue foto tropicale! Un uccello non so, qui ci sono alcune specie molto simili di pavoncelle, ma non corrisponde a questo. E 'un uccello molto bello, sembra grande in questa posizione, lo sfondo è difficile, ma il contrasto é molto ben prodotto.
Saluti, grazie per la condivizione.
Jesús

Hi my dear friend Luciano.
A super catch of a bird:) You changed your favorite subject?
Great photo in all aspects.
TFS and greetings.
Özgür

Hello Luciano,

An excellent capture with beautiful colors, sharpness & setting. Great pose & POV. Well done & presented. TFS & best wishes.

Umar

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 806 W: 0 N: 4092] (22535)
  • [2010-01-28 20:16]

Very good photo of this Killdeer, great colors and sharpness, very good details!

Ciao Luciano,
una fantastica cattura di questo Corriere americano, mi stupisce questa cattura ravvicinata (sono così confidenti?), più o meno per ottenerla con il mio 300 mm dovrebbe essere a non più di 4 metri, ottimi i dettagli del piumaggio e un bianco perfetto, un punto di ripresa per un'immagine da mettere sulle guide di birdwatching che mostra tutte le caratteristiche e una splendida postura ambientata di questo corriere, un ottimo lavoro.
Grazie e complimenti
Ciao Maurizio

Hi Luciano.

Fine detailed great capture! I like your skilfully framing and sharpening details on the bird. Indeed I've never seen before this bird. Thus I love TN. It is no oportunity to go Dominican Rep. for me. But you and other friends take very nice photos from far and foreign regions, share with us. Many thanks.

Greetings
Fevzi

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3097 W: 109 N: 12399] (52850)
  • [2010-01-28 23:59]

Hello Luciano.
Wow, wonderful exposure of the Charadrius vociferus. Perfect sharpness and lovely colours. I love the POV as the Plover is walking towards you. Sharpness just right on the feathers.
Best regfards Siggi

Hi Luciano

Great shot of this Killdeer. Good POV and sharpness

chris

Bonjour Luciano!

Tu nous présentes un bien bel oiseau que je n'ai encore jamais vu. Je suis heureux de voir que la communauté de TN a pu t'aider pour l'identification. Ton image montre les charactéristiques de cet oiseau de façon très plaisante et tes notes sont intéressantes à lire.

Amitiés

Markus

Ciao Luciano, dovrò andare in Dominica anch'io a far foto di uccelli, che quelli di casa nostra com me non collaborano, bellino, ben fatto anche se non è la tua speciialità, splendidi colori e ottimi dettagli, bravo, ciao Silvio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2791 W: 0 N: 6696] (25839)
  • [2010-01-29 2:22]

Hi Luciano,
wow...what asuperbs shot showing the habitat and the physical appearance of the bird. very sharp indeed. the colurs and pattern of the feather is well detailed.
Excellent sharpness on the big eye.
Well presented shot.

Regards,
Foozi

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 260 N: 15594] (50626)
  • [2010-01-29 2:35]

Ciao Luciano,
A top class closs capture of a Kildeer posing with mud on its bill and legs. Technically superb and the POV and composition are excellent. A very nice wader photo that is great to view!
Thanks and have a good weekend my friend!
Ivan

ciao MF Luciano,
what a close up...! bird again, I like that, beautiful contrasting colors and fine sharpness, focus on eye...it's a great photo!
keep photographing! TFS
Nasos

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  • izida Silver Star Critiquer [C: 47 W: 0 N: 0] (1232)
  • [2010-01-29 4:12]

Merhaba Luciano
Cok guzel bir kare.Renkler ile etkiliyeci..
Saygilar
Gulsen

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3396 W: 172 N: 3310] (10940)
  • [2010-01-29 4:15]

Hello Luciano,
What a beauty and very well captured!! I love Plovers and you show this one very clearly. Beautiful colours too and a pleasing composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Bonjour Luciano,
Belle presentation de ce plover qui m'était inconnu jusqu'a ce jour, un joli plumage bien mis en valeur par un focus sans reproche, bravo
Bon W-E
Albert

Ciao Luciano. Fuoco perfetto nell'occhio, come da canone. Ha ragione Maurizio...la vedrei bene su una rivista. Ancora un egregio lavoro con luce e colori.

Roberto

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1114 W: 0 N: 2546] (11425)
  • [2010-01-29 5:49]

Hello Luciano
Great closed up of the killdeer.Nice low pov and very sharp image.Great plumage detail also with natural colors.I also like that little catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

hello Luciano
great sharpness picture
super good details and nice pose with beautiful colours
a super shot Luciano
greeting lou

Ciao Luciano.
Very qualitative picture with good details.
Nice image of this pretty and interesting bird.
Friendly greetings.Alin.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5137 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
  • [2010-01-29 10:44]

Hello Luciano,
Fantastic close photo of this Killdeer Plover. Excellent sharpness, details, clear and natural colours and a very nice eye-contact. The low POV, composition and DOF are also very good. The mud on legs and beak gives this photo something special.
Regards,
Peter

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2883 W: 30 N: 9683] (36145)
  • [2010-01-29 11:36]

Hi Luciano. This is a new bird to me i have never seen or heard of a killdeer Plover. It has a very large eye which you have taken with fine detail. Along with the markings in the feathers . All with natural looking feathers.
Well taken TFs.
Nick..

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1256 W: 42 N: 1976] (5892)
  • [2010-01-29 12:29]

Ciao Luciano,
Very beautiful capture of this plover.Excellent,sharpness,details and composition.I liked eye contact also a lot.
Thanks for posting..

Tienes razón Luciano, yo también creo que muchas de mis fotos salen con unos colores muy apagados aunque no se el motivo.
En tu toma me sorprendiste por lo bien que captaste la luz y evifentemente por la captura en general tan real y bella del ave. Texturas bien captada y controlados los blancos: excelente !
Saludos y buen fin de semana: J. Ignasi.

Bonsoir Luciano,
Superbe photo, avec des détails impressionnants, notamment son oeil bordé de rouge qui te regarde certainement... C'est à ce moment-là qu'il fallait rester sans bouger...ce que tu as fait! Bravo et bon week-end!
Catherine

P.S. J'espère que tu vas mieux... C'est long l'hiver, n'est-ce pas... Heureusement qu'on a les photos pour rêver des beaux jours!

Bonjour Luciano
cet oiseau est vraiment magnifique, son plumage est superbe avec d'adorables couleurs très bien capturées
j'adore ses grands yeux noirs cerclés de rouge, la douce lumière, le décor naturel et la jolie couleur verte de l'eau
Passe une bonne nuit et surtout un bon week-end
Jacqueline

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3053 W: 3 N: 8715] (40574)
  • [2010-01-30 4:44]

Bonjour Luciano,
Les pluviers sont des oiseaux élégants et tu as rendu très bien cette qualité sur ta photo. Pose fine de l'oiseau, l'oeil vif et des couleurs-terre très belles. Une image très plaisante rapportée d'Amérique centrale.
Un grand merci. Bonne fin de semaine
Amicalement
Anne

Ciao Luciano,
Wonderful capture, fantastic details, sharpness, nice classical compo. Even if You changed Your favorite subject (as Özgür said), You've done it on a professional way. :) Yeah, it's always good to experiment something new. Most of all if the result becomes excellent. Like in this case. Bravo.
Ciao e grazie, Ladislao

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2754 W: 282 N: 4931] (19883)
  • [2010-02-02 20:00]

Hello Luciano,
You post a top notch shot of this beautifully marked Killdeer. The detail is exceptional and the colors are gorgeous and vivid. Love the natural habitat that you managed to capture him in. Super DOF and nice low POV. Well done!!!
Ron

ciao!!
bellissima questa specie, ben fotografata con ottimi colori vivi.
Adoro i caradiformi.

Complimenti

Matteo

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