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Journal Article
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) usurps Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) nest at a sandpit in Nebraska
2024
Overview
We observed a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) incubating a nest containing 1 Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) egg and 2 Killdeer eggs at a sand and gravel mine in West Point, Nebraska. Four days later, the nest contained 1 Piping Plover egg and 4 Killdeer eggs. Two days later, the Piping Plover egg was absent, and the 4 Killdeer eggs remained in the nest. Eight days later the nest was destroyed. We speculate the nest began as a Piping Plover nest and was usurped by a Killdeer pair. To our knowledge, this is the first documentation of a nest containing eggs from both species. Observamos a un chorlito Charadrius vociferus incubando un nido que contenía 1 huevo de chorlito Charadrius melodus y 2 huevos de chorlito C. vociferus en una mina de arena y grava en West Point, Nebraska. Cuatro días despúes, el nido contenía 1 huevo de chorlito C. melodus y 4 de chorlito C. vociferus. Dos días después, el huevo de chorlito C. melodus estaba ausente y los 5 huevos de chorlito C. vociferus permanecían en el nido. Ocho días después el nido fue destruido. Especulamos que el nido inició como nido de chorlito C. melodus y fue usurpado por una pareja de chorlito C. vociferus. Por lo que sabemos, este es el primer caso documentado de un nido que contenía huevos de ambas especies. Palabras clave: Charrán menor, minas de arena y grava, monitoreo de nidos de aves costeras, Platte River, Sternula antillarum, usurpación de nido.
