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Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Chotacabras Huidohuid≤,
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Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Chotacabras Huidohuid≤,
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A large, mottled, brown-and-black night bird; larger than the Puerto Rican Nightjar. Length: 28-32 cm.; weight: 110 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in pine forests of southeastern North America and the Bahamas. A rare and declining winter visitor to swamps and wet forests (e.g. Hatillo, 15 January 2001; Ca±o Tiburones Nature Reserve 23 February 2002 ). The Chuck-wills-widow has a song resembling its English name. It will sometimes sing in March before migration. TAXONOMY: CAPRIMULGIFORMES; CAPRIMULGIDAE; Caprimulginae. Also called "Guabairo Mayor" in some texts. |
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