<P> The killdeer is a large plover , with adults ranging in length from 20 to 28 centimetres ( 7.9 to 11.0 in ) , having a wingspan between about 59 and 63 centimetres ( 23 and 25 in ) , and usually being between 72 and 121 grams ( 2.5 and 4.3 oz ) in weight . It has a short , thick , and dark bill , flesh - coloured legs , and a red eye ring . Its upperparts are mostly brown with rufous fringes , its cap , back , and wings being the former colour . It has a white forehead and a white stripe behind the eye , and its lores and the upper borders to the white forehead are black . The killdeer also has a white collar that is black on its upper border . The rest of the face is brown . The breast and belly are white , with the exception of two black breast bands . The rump is red , and the tail is mostly brown . The latter also has a black subterminal band , a white terminal band , and barred white feathers on the outer portion of the tail . In flight , a white wing stripe at the base of the flight feathers is visible . </P>
<P> The killdeer is a large plover , with adults ranging in length from 20 to 28 centimetres ( 7.9 to 11.0 in ) , having a wingspan between about 59 and 63 centimetres ( 23 and 25 in ) , and usually being between 72 and 121 grams ( 2.5 and 4.3 oz ) in weight . It has a short , thick , and dark bill , flesh - coloured legs , and a red eye ring . Its upperparts are mostly brown with rufous fringes , its cap , back , and wings being the former colour . It has a white forehead and a white stripe behind the eye , and its lores and the upper borders to the white forehead are black . The killdeer also has a white collar that is black on its upper border . The rest of the face is brown . The breast and belly are white , with the exception of two black breast bands . The rump is red , and the tail is mostly brown . The latter also has a black subterminal band , a white terminal band , and barred white feathers on the outer portion of the tail . In flight , a white wing stripe at the base of the flight feathers is visible . </P>
brown and white bird with black rings around neck
brown and white bird with black rings around neck
killdeer
killdeer