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Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)

Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)

Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)



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Class: Aves
Family: Caprimulgidae
Common Name: Common Pauraque
Genus: Nyctidromus
Species Name: albicollis

About The Common Pauraque

A widespread nightjar throughout the American tropics, the Common Paraque reaches the United States only in very southern Texas. Although the legs of a Common Pauraque are so small as to be nearly impossible to see under normal conditions, the pauraque can leap half a meter off the ground to catch low-flying insects, and has been observed running on the ground during foraging.

Bibliographic Citation: "Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)." The Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds. Citation Link Accessed 27 Jan 2014.

Trips Where Observed

Antarctica and Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Ecuador
Mexico
Mexico to Panama

Member Lifelists

Argentina
Ecuador
Mexico
North America
South America
World

Sites Where Observed

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