Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi)

Other Names (World)
Buff-collared Nightjar, Ridgway's Whip-poor-will, Cookacheea, Tucuchillo

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
22 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Nelson, 1897)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA (B).

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) [XC282213]
by theroamingfro from Lower California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States (song)

Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) [XC135258]
by Peter Wilton from Coronado National Forest (near Green Valley), Pima, Arizona, United States (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ridgwayi (Nelson, 1897) - Extreme south-western USA and western and southern Mexico.
troglodytes (Griscom, 1930) - Central Guatemala, central Honduras and central Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) - 10 files

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