Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
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Length: 9 inches
Very short bill
Medium length tail
Upperparts mottled heavily with gray, black, and brown
Underparts pale with gray and black mottling
Black throat ...
Whip-poor-wills or Whippoorwills
Nightjars
The Whip-poor-will or whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized nightjar - a type of nocturnal bird.
Whip-poor-will
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Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus Wilson
Status Rare in summer. Breeds. It has occurred in all mainland counties, but the only Cape Breton Island report is of one at Port Hawkesbury in late May 1975 (F. Robertson).
WHIP-POOR-WILL, Caprimulgus vociferus, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. v. p. 71.
CAPRIMULGUS VOCIFERUS, Bonap. Syn., p. 62.
WHIP-POOR-WILL, Caprimulgus vociferus, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 422; vol. v. p. 405.
WHIP-POOR-WIll, Caprimulgus vociferus, Nutt.
Eastern Whip-poor-will
(Caprimulgus vociferus)
Status: Vagrant.
Last recorded on site in 2009
Breeding Status:-
2007 to 2011: Likely but not confirmed ...
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus. Breeder. Locally common in spring, summer, and fall in Tennessee Valley and Mountain regions. In Gulf Coast region, uncommon in winter, spring, and fall.
Similar Species: Whip-poor-will
Conservation Status: Possibly declining in parts of its range, due to habitat loss.
Further Information: 1) Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Chuck-Will's-Widow ...
The nightjar family includes the whip-poor-will and the common poorwill. The common nighthawk is a jay-sized bird about 10 inches in length. It has mottled grayish-brown feathers, a long forked tail and long pointed wings with a broad white wing bar.
John James Audubon was a colleague of Nuttall, and named 2 new species in his friend's honor. The Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) was initially known as Nuttall's Whip-poor-will.
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Wonderful Whip-poor-will ...
 See also: Nighthawk, Widow, Swallow, Nightjar, Swift
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