Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)

Other Names (World)
Common Poorwill, Poorwill

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
19 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Audubon, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From 500 - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada (B), Mexico, USA (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 3,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (174)...)

Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [XC234733]
by Richard E. Webster from Angeles Crest Highway mile 59.8, Los Angeles County, California, United States (call)

Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [XC317328]
by Thomas Beverly from Buckhorn Campground, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, United States (song)

Subspecies
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

nuttallii (Audubon, 1844) - South-western Canada south through western USA to northern Mexico.
californicus Ridgway, 1887 - Western California and north-western Baja California.
hueyi Dickey, 1928 - South-eastern California, south-western Arizona and northern Baja California.
dickeyi Grinnell, 1928 - Southern Baja California.
adustus van Rossem, 1941 - Extreme southern Arizona south to central Sonora.
centralis Moore, RT, 1947 - Central Mexico.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) - 10 files

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