Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Choco Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi) - HBW 5, p. 345
French: Engoulevent du Choco
German: Rosenberg-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras del Chocó
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus rosenbergi Hartert, 1895, Rio Dagua, Colombia.
Formerly considered conspecific with N. ocellatus, but differs vocally and may not even be closely related. Monotypic.
Distribution: Chocó region of W Colombia and NW Ecuador.
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Song recorded at dusk just inside the forest. Locality Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 24 November 2008 3 years ago 3
