Killdeer

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q755737
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Killdeer

Summary

Killdeer is a taxon[1]. Killdeer ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month, #410 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Killdeer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Killdeer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Killdeer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Killdeer is classified within Charadrius[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Killdeer is Charadrius vociferus[7].
  • Killdeer's Commons category is recorded as Charadrius vociferus[8].
  • Killdeer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Charadrius vociferus[9].
  • Killdeer's Commons gallery is recorded as Charadrius vociferus[10].
  • Killdeer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • Killdeer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. vociferus'}[12].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Killdeer'}[13].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer'}[14].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chorlitejo culirrojo'}[15].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corriol cua-roig'}[16].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kulík rezavoocasý'}[17].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kilatüll'}[18].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Tobeltelo'}[19].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Крикливый зуёк'}[20].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フタオビチドリ'}[21].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kildire'}[22].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikantylli'}[23].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'ékfarkú lile'}[24].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sieweczka krzykliwa'}[25].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kulík krikľavý'}[26].
  • Killdeer is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'skrikstrandpipare'}[27].

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Classification

Killdeer's scientific name is Charadrius vociferus[7]. Killdeer is classified at the rank of species[4]. Killdeer belongs to the parent taxon Charadrius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Killdeer'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chorlitejo culirrojo'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corriol cua-roig'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kulík rezavoocasý'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kilatüll'}[18].

Identifiers

Killdeer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4793[28]. Killdeer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50402[29]. Killdeer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480320[30]. Killdeer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176520[31].

Why It Matters

Killdeer ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month, #410 of 195,241).[2] Killdeer has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Killdeer is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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