Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Jamaican Poorwill (Siphonorhis americana) - HBW 5, p. 344

French: Engoulevent de la Jamaïque German: Jamaikanachtschwalbe Spanish: Chotacabras Jamaicano
Other common names: Jamaican Pauraque, Least Poorwill(!)

Taxonomy: Caprimulgus americanus Linnaeus, 1758, Jamaica.
Formerly considered conspecific with S. brewsteri, and these two form a superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: Jamaica.

  • Critically Endangered
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