Antillean nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
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Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii
Chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis (A)
Greater Antillean Nightjar, Caprimulgus cubanensis (E)
Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus (A) ...
Lesser Nighthawk is similar but tends to have its white patch farther out (2/3 of the way from the bend of the wing) its wing. Antillean nighthawk is somewhat buffier, ...
Feeds at dusk, night, and in day. Performs distraction display. Young feed selves by day 25. Largely excluded from desert habitats by Lesser Nighthawk. Interspecifically territorial with Antillean Nighthawk in FL Keys.
 See also: Nighthawk, Nightjar, Swallow, Lesser Nighthawk, Robin
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