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In a high-pitched voice that carries long distances, the Killdeer calls out its name to tell all of its presence. "Kill-dee! Kill-dee! Kill-dee!" If you look up, you may see a slender-winged, robin-sized bird flitting this way and that at high speeds. Killdeer have several calls, but this flight call is by far the best known, and gave the bird its English name. Their Latin name, Charadrius vociferous, is an indication of their noisy behavior as well. Usually easy to recognize, Killdeer are the largest of the ringed plovers, and the only one in their range to have a double breast-band. On t...

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