Chuck-will's-widow

Chuck-will's-widow
Female
Song

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Antrostomus
Species:
A. carolinensis
Binomial name
Antrostomus carolinensis
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
  Breeding
  Resident
  Nonbreeding
Synonyms

Caprimulgus carolinensis

The chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is mostly found in the southeastern United States (with disjunct populations in Long Island, New York; Ontario, Canada; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts) near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Antrostomus carolinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22689778A154067182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22689778A154067182.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 5 November 2022.