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Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by steve (XC1000236). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 186,537 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 37,898 |
| Georgia | 14,844 |
| North Carolina | 13,461 |
| Virginia | 9,744 |
| South Carolina | 9,687 |
| Maryland | 7,164 |
| New Jersey | 6,332 |
| Alabama | 6,008 |
| Missouri | 5,542 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Nightjars · Caprimulgiformes |
| Family | Nightjars and Nighthawks · Caprimulgidae |
| Genus | Typical American Nightjars · Antrostomus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Chuck-will's-widow with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.