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Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae

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Charadriidae—Plovers and Relatives

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Charadrius montanus Townsend 1837—Mountain PloverPleistocene regional distribution of Charadrius montanus, small, extinct

Synonyms.Eupoda montana.

According to Ligon (1961:114), the Mountain Plover "adheres strictly to open plain, mesa, or ridge, short-grass terrain, preferably with a gravelly surface." It apparently occurs throughout our region where such habitat is present.

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: Dark Canyon Cave (Howard 1971).

Literature. Howard 1971; Ligon 1961.

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Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758—KilldeerPleistocene regional distribution of Charadrius vociferus, small, extinct

Killdeer, photograph by Sally King, National Park ServiceKilldeer occur throughout our area in the vicinity of water, permanent or temporary.

Re-examination of the specimen places the identification in some doubt, though apparently in the right neighborhood.

Fig. 1. Killdeer. Photograph by Sally King, courtesy of the U.S. National Park Service.

Sites.

Late Wisconsin: Harris' Pocket (Harris 1989)—change to cf. C. vociferus.

Literature. Harris 1989.

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Last Update: 16 Sep 2008