Birds of the World

    CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)  
Genus: Phalaenoptilus (1 species)


Common Poorwill
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Range: NA, MA: sw Canada to n Mexico
Arizona, USA  
   
Photograph by Dominic Sherony     Copyright and usage info

Common Poorwill
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Range: NA, MA: sw Canada to n Mexico
Lake Tamarisk Golf Club, California,  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info

Mature birds have a black mask and white throat.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba