Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) - HBW 5, p. 344
French: Engoulevent du Yucatan
German: Yucatannachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Yucateco
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus yucatanicus Hartert, 1892, Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico.
Sometimes placed in genus Otophanes along with N. mcleodii, or in monotypic Nyctagreus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, N Guatemala and N Belize.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Yucatan Poorwill sleeping in a tree beside the New River
Locality Lamanai, Orange Walk District, Belize
Sue.Milks 18 January 2011 12 weeks ago 4
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