Least Pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri)

About Least Pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Owls And Nightjars
Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars

The least poorwill or least pauraque is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, and the only confirmed extant species of its genus. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Lifelists

North America
World

Trips

Dominican Republic

Visits

2014-01-21

Puerto Escondido, Dominican Republic

Not 100% sure of the ID. The nightjar with a short tail was briefly seen flying across the road in some dry scrubby habitat.