Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)  
Genus: Nyctiphrynus (1 species, 4 worldwide)


Ocellated Poorwill
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) Rare/Accidental
Rio Piracicaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  Rufous morph.
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Ocellated Poorwill
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus ocellatus) Rare/Accidental
Tremembé , SP, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Ocellated Poorwill
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus ocellatus) Rare/Accidental
Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in forests from sea level to about 1000 meters. Harder to see white collar on rufous morph.


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