Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)

Other Names (World)
Eastern Whip-poor-will, Whip-poor-will, Northern Whip-poor-will (vociferus), Mexican Whip-poor-will (arizonae group)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
21.50 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wilson, 1812)

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

Range (Guide)

Belize, Canada (B), Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, USA (B).

Vagrant to Jamaica, St Pierre and Miquelon (P).

Population
Estimated population is 2,000,000 (2010).

Status NT
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 (109)...)

Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) [XC405766]
by Joseph Fell from Rotary Park, Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States (call, song)

Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) [XC83436]
by Iain from Vixen Lake, Kawartha Highlands, Ontario, Canada (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 in about 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).

May form superspecies with Puerto Rican Nightjar (Antrostomus noctitherus), with which formerly considered conspecific. Differences in vocalizations suggest that Central American subspecies may be better split from nominate, as Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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