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Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Chuck-will's-widow
The chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is mostly found in the southeastern United States (with disjunct populations in Long Island, New York; Ontario, Canada; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts) near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Antrostomus carolinensis
- 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
- Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
- 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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