Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) - HBW 5, p. 349
French: Engoulevent bois-pourri
German: Schwarzkehl-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Cuerporruín
Other common names: Northern Whip-poor-will (vociferus); Mexican Whip-poor-will (arizonae group)
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus vociferus Wilson, 1812, Pennsylvania.
May form superspecies with C. noctitherus, with which formerly considered conspecific. Differences in vocalizations suggest that Central American races may be better split from nominate, as C. arizonae. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vociferus Wilson, 1812 - SC & SE Canada and EC & E USA; winters from SC & SE USA through Central America.
- arizonae (Brewster, 1881) - SW USA S to C Mexico; winters in C Mexico.
- setosus van Rossem, 1934 - E Mexico.
- vociferus Wilson, 1812 - SC & SE Canada and EC & E USA; winters from SC & SE USA through Central America.
- arizonae (Brewster, 1881) - SW USA S to C Mexico; winters in C Mexico.
- setosus van Rossem, 1934 - E Mexico.
- oaxacae (Nelson, 1900) - SW Mexico.
- chiapensis (Nelson, 1900) - SE Mexico and highlands of Guatemala.
- vermiculatus (Dickey & van Rossem, 1928) - highlands of Honduras and El Salvador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male returning to perch and then flying off camera to sing Locality Connecticut, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Michael DiGiorgio 21 June 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 3.4
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Found late at night near the entrance, adult female.
Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Paul Cools 5 February 2009 33 weeks ago 4.4 -
Portrait
Locality San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos Department, Guatemala (ssp arizonae)
Knut Eisermann 9 January 2011 2 years ago 4 -
bird photographed on a log near the boardwalk at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
Locality Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Ohio, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Tom Moxley 1 May 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
Male on singing perch
Locality Connecticut, USA (United States)
Michael DiGiorgio 7 July 2009 2 years ago 2.8
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A singing male at dusk Locality Athens, Georgia, USA (United States)
(ssp vociferus)
Stuart Fisher 2 June 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
Song, recorded at 10:30pm at about 2000m elevation in pine forest. Locality Pinaleño, Graham County, Arizona, USA (United States)
(ssp arizonae)
Scott Olmstead 6 June 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
A bird singing in the dark.
Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp chiapensis)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2009 3 years ago 4.3
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