Killdeer
Killdeer
Here the details of the Killdeer named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Charadrius vociferus Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.150
Taxonomy: Charadriiformes / Charadriidae / Charadrius
Taxonomy Code: killde
Type Locality: North America = South Carolina, ex Catesby.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CHARADRIUS
(Charadriidae; Ϯ Ringed Plover C. hiaticula) Late L. charadrius yellowish bird mentioned in the Vulgate Bible (late 4th century) < Gr. χαραδριος kharadrios unknown plain-coloured nocturnal bird that dwelt in ravines and river valleys < χαραδρα kharadra ravine. According to some authors the sight of it was said to cure jaundice. Early identifications included the Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus; "79. CHARADRIUS. Rostrum teretiusculum, obtusum. Pedes tridactyli." (Linnaeus 1758); "Charadrius Linné, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, 1758, p. 150. Type, by tautonymy, Charadrius hiaticula Linné. (Charadrios s. Hiaticula Aldrovandus, prebinomial specific name in synonymy.)" (Peters, 1934, II, p. 245). Linnaeus's Charadrius comprised eleven species (C. cristatus, C. Hiaticula, C. alexandrinus, C. vociferus, C. ægyptius, C. Morinellus, C. apricarius, C. Pluvialis, C. Oedicnemus, C. Himantopus, C. spinosus).
Var. Charadrias, Charadias.
Synon. Aegialeus, Aegialitis, Aegialophilus, Afraegialis, Afroxyechus, Cirrepidesmus, Eupoda, Eupodella, Helenaegialus, Hiaticula, Hyetoceryx, Leucopolius, Neocharadrius, Nesoceryx, Ochthodromus, Oxyechus, Pagoa, Pagolla, Paroxyechus, Pernettyva, Pipus, Pluviorhynchus, Podasocys, Zonibyx.
vociferus
L. vociferus clamorous, noisy < vociferari to shout < vox, vocis voice, cry, sound; ferre to bear.
● ex “Epouskyca” or “Crying Bird” of Bartram 1791 (syn. Aramus guarauna pictus).
● "79. CHARADRIUS. ... vociferus. 4. C. fasciis pectoris colli frontis genarumque nigris, cauda lutea fascia nigra, pedibus pallidis. Pluvialis vociferus. Catesb. car. I. p. 71. t. 71. Habitat in America septentrionali." (Linnaeus 1758) (Charadrius).
● ex "Tell-tale Godwit, or Snipe" of A. Wilson 1813 (syn. Tringa melanoleuca).
SUBSPECIES
Killdeer (vociferus)
SCI Name: Charadrius vociferus vociferus
vociferus
L. vociferus clamorous, noisy < vociferari to shout < vox, vocis voice, cry, sound; ferre to bear.
● ex “Epouskyca” or “Crying Bird” of Bartram 1791 (syn. Aramus guarauna pictus).
● "79. CHARADRIUS. ... vociferus. 4. C. fasciis pectoris colli frontis genarumque nigris, cauda lutea fascia nigra, pedibus pallidis. Pluvialis vociferus. Catesb. car. I. p. 71. t. 71. Habitat in America septentrionali." (Linnaeus 1758) (Charadrius).
● ex "Tell-tale Godwit, or Snipe" of A. Wilson 1813 (syn. Tringa melanoleuca).
Killdeer (ternominatus)
SCI Name: Charadrius vociferus ternominatus
ternominatus
L. ter thrice < tres three; nominatus named < nominare to name < nomen, nominis name.
● Bangs & Kennard 1920, gave a third name to this plover taxon, both prior names Charadrius torquatus Linnaeus, 1766, and Oxyechus vociferus rubidus Riley, 1909, being preoccupied (subsp. Charadrius vociferus).
Killdeer (peruvianus)
SCI Name: Charadrius vociferus peruvianus
peruana / peruanum / peruanus / peruvia / peruviana / peruvianus / peruviensis
Peru. Said to be named after Biru, a local Inca encountered by the conquistadores (although the name is also accredited to a Panamanian cazique). Until the early 18th century the Viceroyalty of Peru included all Spanish possessions in South America.
● ex “Geai du Pérou” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 625, and de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Peruvian Jay” of Latham 1781 (syn. Cyanocorax yncas).
● ex “Coq de Roche du Pérou” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 745, and de Buffon 1770-1783 (Rupicola).
● Erroneous TL. Peru (= Brazil) (Tangara).
● Erroneous TL. Peru (= Tahiti) (Vini).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)