Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) [XC237892]
by Peter Paul from Chestnut Mountain, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia, United States (song)
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) [XC135420]
by Paul Driver from Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States (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 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).