Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis - Engoulevent pauraqué

Systematics

Order
:
Caprimulgiformes
Family
:
Caprimulgidés
Genus
:
Nyctidromus
Species
:
albicollis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 43 à 90 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Nyctidromus albicollis albicollis (s Guatemala to nw Peru; e Colombia, nw Peru and Venezuela through the Guianas and Brazil)
Nyctidromus albicollis insularis (Tres Marías Is.. off w Mexico.)
Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli (s Texas. USA. , ne Mexico)
Nyctidromus albicollis yucatanensis (w and e Mexico, including the Yucatán Pen., to c Guatemala)
Nyctidromus albicollis gilvus (c and e Panama, n Colombia)
Nyctidromus albicollis derbyanus (Bolivia,c and s Brazil, Paraguay and ne Argentina)

Foreign names

Engoulevent pauraqué,
Chotacabras pauraque,
bacurau-comum,
Pauraquenachtschwalbe,
kurjangó,
Pauraque,
Pauraque,
pauaraquenattskärra,
Pauraquenattravn,
lelek paurake,
lelek šedočelý,
Spraglet Natravn,
kauluskehrääjä,
enganyapastors pauraque,
lelkowiec białoszyi,
paurakve,
Козодой-пораке,
オオヨタカ,
帕拉夜鹰,
帕拉夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest