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Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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.
Easily confused with
Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Mexican Whip-poor-willAntrostomus arizonae
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 110,561 |
|---|---|
| California | 26,087 |
| Arizona | 25,244 |
| Texas | 15,242 |
| Colorado | 8,851 |
| New Mexico | 6,098 |
| Canada | 5,672 |
| Utah | 5,432 |
| Oregon | 4,807 |
| Washington | 3,261 |
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 | Phalaenoptilus |
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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 Common Poorwill with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.