Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Whip-poor-will

Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

Described by: Wilson (1812)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Whip-poor-will, Western Whip-poor-will, Stephens' Whip-poor-will, Stephens's Whip-poor-will, Eastern Whip-poor-will, Northern Whip-poor-will, Vociferous Whip-poor-will
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Apr 15, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - May 8, 2003 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - May 8, 2003 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Apr 21, 2004 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - May 18, 2008 © Kanae Hirabayashi 
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Range

Sc. to se. Canada and e. United States. Sw. United States to c. Central America;
Two populations;
(1) S. Canada (nc. Saskatchewan and s. Manitoba e. to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and e. United States s. to ne. Oklahoma, ex. ne. Texas, Arkansas, n. Gulf States to South Carolina, ec. North Carolina and e. Virginia.
Winters s. to Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama.
(2) Sw. United States (s. Califronia, s. Navada, c. Arizona, c. New Mexico and ex. w. Texas) and n. Mexico.
Winters in c. Mexico.
(3) E. Mexico.
(4) Sc. Mexico.
(5) S. Mexico and Guatemala.
(6) Honduras and El Salvador.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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