killdeer
Double-banded plover
A killdeer is a North American plover with distinctive double breast bands and a piercing, repetitive call that sounds like its name: kill-deer, kill-deer.
The bird is known for its broken-wing display, feigning injury to lure predators away from its ground nest.
Compact coastal wading bird
- shorebirdCoastal bird species
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- avianOf or concerning birds
feathers · plumage · nesting · eggs · chicks · fledgling · migration · foraging
Reproductive cells in shells
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- speckled eggsEggs with small dots
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
High-pitched and harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- alarm callScheduled rousing notification
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- cryVocal expression of emotion
repetitive · loud · distinctive · namesake · onomatopoeia · noisy · insistent
Water-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
farmland · gravel · shoreline · riparian · floodplain · plowed field · parking lot · rooftop
Pretending to be hurt
- anti-predatorOpposing natural predators
- survival strategyMethod ensuring continued existence
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
plover
Compact coastal wading bird
- shorebirdCoastal bird species
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
avian · feathers · plumage · nesting · eggs · chicks · fledgling · migration · foraging · brooding
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- speckled eggsEggs with small dots
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
shrill
High-pitched and harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- alarm callScheduled rousing notification
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
cry · repetitive · loud · distinctive · namesake · onomatopoeia · noisy · insistent
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
pasture · farmland · gravel · shoreline · riparian · floodplain · plowed field · parking lot · rooftop · golf course
feigning injury
Pretending to be hurt
- anti-predatorOpposing natural predators
- survival strategyMethod ensuring continued existence
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- Ploversplover, lapwing, dotterel
- shorebirdssandpiper, sandpipers, plover, plovers, curlew
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- migratory birdsarctic tern, Canada goose, barn swallow, snow goose, sandhill crane
- Plains wildlifebison, coyote, prairie dog, pronghorn, rattlesnake
- prairie wildlifeprairie dog, pronghorn, bison, prairie chicken, meadowlark