Other Scientific Names
Otophanes mcleodii [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Otophanes mcleodii [Collar et al. (1994)], Otophanes mcleodii [Stotz et al. (1996)]
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.
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) [XC499739]
by David Ru\u00edz Dom\u00ednguez from Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica Sierra de San Juan--La Noria, Nayarit, Mexico (song)
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) [XC523521]
by Oveth Fuentes from Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico (call)
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).