Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus

Size: 10.5 inches
Overall Color: brown and white
Occurrence: open ground
Diet: insects
Nest: scrape or dish on ground
Field Identification: two black rings on neck, white eyebrow, red eye
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: 29 Charadriidae (plovers,killdeer)
Genus: Charadrius
Species: vociferus