High stress species, chicks require high incubation temperature
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~10g at hatching
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Common Name: Plovers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: White and buffy down with black stripes
Skin Color:
Bill: Short and black
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_0333.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Just Hatched
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/05/KILLchicks-1-of-2.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
Just Hatched
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/05/KILLchicks-2-of-2.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_463a.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_463c.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~1st Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/IMG_5267.jpeg)
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic, grid squares = 1 inch
~1st Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/IMG_5274.jpeg)
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic, grid squares = 1 inch
~1st Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/IMG_5277.jpeg)
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic, grid squares = 1 inch
~1st Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/IMG_5279.jpeg)
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic, grid squares = 1 inch
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_463d.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_463e.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_463f.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4640.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-001-DAY1.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
2 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-002-DAY2.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
2 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-003-DAY2.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~1st Week - 7g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_2400.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
3 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-004-DAY3.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Killdeer-Week-1.jpg)
Photo by Chris Powers, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Killdeer-Week-2.jpg)
Photo by Chris Powers, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/09/10542720_400342546832349_6643713534598952664_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
6 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-005-DAY6.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/09/11270411_394761650723772_8896538042045779563_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-006-DAY10.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-007-DAY10.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-019-DAY11.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
13 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL001-DAY-13.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
14 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-005-DAY-14.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
14 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-008-DAY14.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/Harmon_Killdeer_babe.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
15 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-003-DAY-15.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
17 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-009-DAY-17.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
18 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILLk-004-DAY-18.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_4dd3.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
22 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-016DAY-22.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
22 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-015-DAY-22.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
24 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-015-DAY-24.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
26 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-008-DAY-26.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
34 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-021-DAY-34.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
43 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-005-DAY-43.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
48 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/KILL-032-DAY-48.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/09/11111123_399613753571895_3386272132181331264_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/09/11406387_400342603499010_8378945783112556380_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds