Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus)

Other Scientific Names
Otophanes yucatanicus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
17.50 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartert, 1892)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 250 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Guatemala, Mexico.

Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, northern Guatemala and northern Belize.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
An abrupt 'whee-oo' or 'will'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) [XC28428]
by Oscar Campbell from Rio Bravo Research Area, Orange Walk Dist., Belize (song)

Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) [XC126567]
by Mike Nelson from Tikal National Park, old airstrip, Peten, Guatemala (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Otophanes along with Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii), or in monotypic Nyctagreus.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) - 9 files

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