Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
21.50 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Brewster, 1881

Habitat
Forest, woodland, scrub, suburban gardens. From sea-level - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico (B) (NB), USA (B).

South-western USA south to central Mexico. Winters in central Mexico.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Active at night and twilight.

Food
Mainly flying insects, taken on the wing.

Voice
Male utters a whistling 'whip, poo-will', repeated often. Also a sharp, short 'quit' and avariety of chuckles, coos and hisses.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae) [XC540004]
by id from Morelia, Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico (call, subsong)

Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae) [XC745069]
by Tom Ford-Hutchinson from El Punto, Santa Catarina Ixtepeji, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Nest
On the ground, in leaf litter, often beneath undergrowth.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 2. Incubation: about 19 - 21 days. Hatching often timed to occur near the full moon. Often two broods.

Young
Fledge: 15 days

Subspecies
Caprimulgus vociferus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) and Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae) following AOU (2010).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

arizonae Brewster, 1881 - South-western USA south to central Mexico. Winters in central Mexico. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae).
setosus (van Rossem, 1934) - Eastern Mexico.
oaxacae Nelson, 1900 - South-western Mexico.
chiapensis Nelson, 1900 - South-eastern Mexico and highlands of Guatemala.
vermiculatus Dickey & van Rossem, 1928 - Highlands of Honduras and El Salvador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae) - 10 files

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