Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) - HBW 5, p. 344
French: Engoulevent aztèque
German: Ohrennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Prío
Taxonomy: Otophanes mcleodii Brewster, 1888, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Sometimes placed in genus Otophanes, usually along with N. yucatanicus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mcleodii (Brewster, 1888) - NW Mexico (Chihuahua and S Sonora to Jalisco and Colima).
- rayi A. H. Miller, 1948 - CW Mexico (Guerrero).
- Least Concern
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