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poorwill he
discovered hibernating in the
Chuckwalla Mountains of
California in 1946. In 1804,
Meriwether Lewis observed hibernating common poorwills...
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small feet, of
little use for walking, and long,
pointed wings. The
common poorwill,
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, is
unique as a bird that
undergoes a form of...
- The
least poorwill or
least pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri) is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae, and the only
confirmed extant species...
- The
Jamaican poorwill (Siphonorhis americana), also
known as the
Jamaican pauraque or
Jamaican least pauraque, is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae...
- The
Yucatan poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae. It is
found in the Yucatán
Peninsula of Belize, Guatemala...
- The
eared poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii) is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae. It is
endemic to Mexico. The
eared poorwill has sometimes...
- The
ocellated poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae. It is
found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia...
- Chocó
poorwill (Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi) is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae. It is
found in
Colombia and Ecuador. The Chocó
poorwill was...
- The
Cuban pauraque (Siphonorhis daiquiri), also
known as the
Cuban poorwill, is an
extinct species of
nightjar from the
island of Cuba in the Caribbean...
- owlet-nightjars, nightjars, and woodswallows. One species, the
common poorwill, even
enters a
state of hibernation.
Birds do not have
sweat glands, but...
