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Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
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 (XC905500). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Mexican Whip-poor-willAntrostomus arizonae
Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 249,688 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 64,775 |
| Ontario | 52,813 |
| New York | 31,170 |
| Michigan | 21,120 |
| Virginia | 14,207 |
| Wisconsin | 13,058 |
| West Virginia | 11,448 |
| North Carolina | 11,280 |
| Ohio | 11,026 |
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 Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 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 Eastern Whip-poor-will with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.