Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii)

Other Scientific Names
Otophanes mcleodii [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Otophanes mcleodii [Collar et al. (1994)], Otophanes mcleodii [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
17.50 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Brewster, 1888)

Habitat
Arid to semihumid oak and pine-oak forest on rocky slopes. Also found in wooded gullies and overgrown fields with scattered trees. From 1,200 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico (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 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, abrupt 'pyeeoo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) [XC631313]
by David Ru\u00edz Dom\u00ednguez from Tiamba, Uruapan Municipality, Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico (dawn song, song)

Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) [XC670302]
by Oveth Fuentes from Montitl\u00e1n, Cuauht\u00e9moc Municipality, Colima, Colima, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Otophanes, usually along with Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

mcleodii (Brewster, 1888) - North-western Mexico (Chihuahua and southern Sonora to Jalisco and Colima).
rayi (Miller, AH, 1948) - Central-western Mexico (Guerrero).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) - 10 files

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