<P> The killdeer is a relatively large plover , with adults ranging in length from 20 to 28 centimetres ( 7.9 to 11.0 in ) and having a wingspan between about 59 and 63 centimetres ( 23 and 25 in ) . It is usually between 72 and 121 grams ( 2.5 and 4.3 oz ) in terms of weight . It has a short , thick , and dark bill , flesh - coloured legs , and a red eye ring . Its upperparts are mostly brown and fringed rufous , with 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 female generally has a browner mask . The rest of the face is brown . The breast and belly are white , with the exception of two black breast bands ( although the female 's bands are usually more brown ) . 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 . The juvenile is similar to the adult . The subspecies Charadrius vociferus ternominatus is smaller and more pale and grey than the nominate , and the subspecies C. v. peruvianus differs on the basis of its smaller size and more extensive rufous feather fringes . </P>
<P> The killdeer is a relatively large plover , with adults ranging in length from 20 to 28 centimetres ( 7.9 to 11.0 in ) and having a wingspan between about 59 and 63 centimetres ( 23 and 25 in ) . It is usually between 72 and 121 grams ( 2.5 and 4.3 oz ) in terms of weight . It has a short , thick , and dark bill , flesh - coloured legs , and a red eye ring . Its upperparts are mostly brown and fringed rufous , with 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 female generally has a browner mask . The rest of the face is brown . The breast and belly are white , with the exception of two black breast bands ( although the female 's bands are usually more brown ) . 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 . The juvenile is similar to the adult . The subspecies Charadrius vociferus ternominatus is smaller and more pale and grey than the nominate , and the subspecies C. v. peruvianus differs on the basis of its smaller size and more extensive rufous feather fringes . </P>
what bird has a white ring around its neck
what bird has a white ring around its neck
The killdeer
The killdeer