Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Buff-collared Nightjar (Caprimulgus ridgwayi) - HBW 5, p. 349
French: Engoulevent de Ridgway
German: Braunhals-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Tucuchillo
Other common names: Ridgway’s Whip-poor-will, Cookacheea, Tucuchillo
Taxonomy: Antrostomus ridgwayi Nelson, 1897, Guerrero, Mexico.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ridgwayi (Nelson, 1897) - extreme SW USA and W & S Mexico.
- troglodytes Griscom, 1930 - C Guatemala, C Honduras and C Nicaragua.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a cobblestone road Locality Microondas La Cumbre, Colima, Colima State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp ridgwayi)
monicayhector 7 February 2006 3 years ago 31 sec 3.5
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A bird at night on a cobblestone road
Locality Microondas La Cumbre, Colima, Colima State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp ridgwayi)
monicayhector 7 February 2006 3 years ago 2.5
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