Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) - HBW 5, p. 343
French: Engoulevent pauraqué
German: Pauraquenachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Pauraque
Other common names: Common Pauraque, White-necked Cuejo
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus albicollis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- insularis Nelson, 1898 - Tres Marías Is (off W Mexico).
- merrilli Sennett, 1888 - extreme S USA and NE Mexico.
- yucatanensis Nelson, 1901 - W & E Mexico S to Belize and C Guatemala.
- insularis Nelson, 1898 - Tres Marías Is (off W Mexico).
- merrilli Sennett, 1888 - extreme S USA and NE Mexico.
- yucatanensis Nelson, 1901 - W & E Mexico S to Belize and C Guatemala.
- intercedens Griscom, 1929 - S Guatemala S to Costa Rica and W Panama.
- gilvus Bangs, 1902 - Panama and N Colombia, perhaps to W Venezuela.
- albicollis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - E & S Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, N & NE Brazil; also (possibly this race) E & S Colombia and Ecuador S to N Bolivia.
- derbyanus Gould, 1838 - C & S Brazil S to NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird performing a distraction display Locality Serra das Araras, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp derbyanus)
Peter Nash 23 September 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 4.7 -
Two new hatched chicks Locality Serra das Araras, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp derbyanus)
Peter Nash 23 September 2005 6 years ago 14 sec 4.7 -
A bird calling in response to another one Locality Sooretama Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (ssp albicollis)
Josep del Hoyo 22 January 2005 5 years ago 40 sec 4.6 -
Two nestlings in the ground, calling their mother. Locality Candói, Paraná State, Brazil
Leonardo R. Deconto 14 September 2011 1 year ago 49 sec 4.6 -
Male singing Locality Chaparral Wildlife Management Area, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp merrilli)
Malcolm Mark Swan 22 April 2011 1 year ago 56 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a branch at night Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp yucatanensis)
Eldert Groenewoud 27 February 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 4.5
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Bird seated in the red soil of the route 101
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp derbyanus)
Horacio Luna 3 November 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
A bird rests on the ground in the forest.
Locality Karadya Bio-Reserve, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp derbyanus)
Carmelo López 25 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Young bird.
Locality Río Amarillo, Copán Department, Honduras (ssp intercedens)
Knut Eisermann 6 May 2006 1 year ago 4.2 -
Every night the strange bird sit exactly on the same place front of my lodge!
Locality Madidi National Park, Beni Department, Bolivia
Marc FASOL 28 November 2011 25 weeks ago 4 -
a juvenile
Locality Telica, León Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 18 April 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Resting
Locality Apacunca, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 19 April 2009 1 year ago 4
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Two birds singing near Rio Negro (river). Locality Fazenda Barra Mansa, Nhecolândia, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 8 June 2005 45 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird singing at river's bank, during the night (2 different sounds). Locality Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve, Amazonas State, Brazil
José M. Formentí 21 August 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
One bird. Locality Camacan, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp albicollis)
Ciro Albano 3 November 2008 4 years ago 4 -
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Não foi vista Locality Campos do Jordao, São Paulo State, Brazil
Leonardo de Melo Souza 12 November 2011 1 year ago 2 -
Early in morning. Locality Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(ssp derbyanus)
Noé Eiterer 23 February 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 0
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