Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) - HBW 5, p. 345
French: Engoulevent ocellé
German: Augennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Ocelado
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus ocellatus Tschudi, 1844, Peru.
Until recently considered conspecific with N. rosenbergi, but differs vocally and may not even be closely related. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lautus W. deW. Miller & Griscom, 1925 - NE Nicaragua, NW Costa Rica and possibly Panama (Canal Zone); recently discovered breeding in extreme E Honduras.
- ocellatus (Tschudi, 1844) - CS Colombia, NE Ecuador and E Peru to E Brazil and S through Bolivia and Paraguay to NE Argentina and extreme S Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird camoflagued on the ground among leaves Locality Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp ocellatus)
Stefan Behrens 2004 6 years ago 36 sec 4.1 -
A bird on the ground Locality Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp ocellatus)
Stefan Behrens 2004 6 years ago 28 sec 3.5
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Bird found day roosting on the forest floor.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp ocellatus)
Sam Woods 16 July 2006 2 years ago 4 -
A posible female nesting
Locality Yasuní Research Station, Yasuní National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Roberto Cedeño Ch. 24 January 2004 1 year ago 3.9 -
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Locality São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
ALEXANDRE BIANCO 13 April 2011 16 weeks ago 2.2
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Song Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp ocellatus)
Bradley Davis 30 March 2004 2 years ago 3
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