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Buff-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus ridgwayi
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About the Buff-collared Nightjar
The buff-collared nightjar or Ridgway's whip-poor-will (Antrostomus ridgwayi) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the U.S. state of Arizona.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Antrostomus ridgwayi
- Family
- Nightjars and Allies
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
Similar species
Other members of the nightjars and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae
- Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Spot-tailed Nightjar Antiurus maculicaudus
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