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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
14/05/2024 09:22:40 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Eared Poorwill*
Id (Atlas):
Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
Endemic
Description (10 )
Eared Poorwill
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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.
Mexico (B).
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)... )
Listen to XC631328
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii ) [XC631328 ]
by id from Tiamba, Uruapan Municipality, Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico (dawn song, song)
Listen to XC331978
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii ) [XC331978 ]
by Jake Turin from El ocotal, Comala, 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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Eared Poorwill see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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