Chuck-will's-widow
| Chuck-will's-widow | |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Song | |
Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Antrostomus |
| Species: | A. carolinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Breeding Resident Nonbreeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caprimulgus carolinensis | |
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.
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