Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), version 2.0

Woods, Christopher P.; Csada, Ryan D.; Brigham, R. Mark

doi:10.2173/bna.32

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Christopher P. Woods, Ryan D. Csada, and R. Mark Brigham
Version: 2.0 — Published September 1, 2005

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Introduction
Appearance
- Molts
- Bare Parts
- Linear Measurements
- Mass
Systematics
- Geographic Variation
- Subspecies
- Related Species
Distribution, Migration, and Habitat
- Distribution in the Americas
- Distribution Outside the Americas
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
- Habitat in Breeding Range
- Habitat in Migration
- Habitat in the Overwintering Range
- Historical Changes to the Distribution
- Fossil History
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
- Nonvocal Sounds
Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
Breeding
- Phenology
- Nest Site
- Nest
- Eggs
- Incubation
- Hatching
- Young Birds
- Parental Care
- Cooperative Breeding
- Brood Parasitism
- Fledgling Stage
- Immature Stage
Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Range
- Population Status
- Population Regulation
Conservation and Management
- Effects of Human Activity
- Management
Priorities for Future Research
Acknowledgments
About the Author(s)

Multimedia
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- Audio
- Video
- Figures
Tables and Appendices

Revision History

References

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Figure 1. Range of the Common Poorwill in North America. - Range Map — Enlarge

Year-round

Migration

Breeding

Non-Breeding

Figure 1. Range of the Common Poorwill in North America.

Recommended Citation

Woods, C. P., R. D. Csada, and R. M. Brigham (2005). Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.32

Language	Common name
Dutch	Poorwill
English (United States)	Common Poorwill
French	Engoulevent de Nuttall
German	Winternachtschwalbe
Icelandic	Huldufari
Japanese	プアーウィルヨタカ
Norwegian	dvalenattravn
Polish	lelkowiec zimowy
Russian	Спящий козодой
Serbian	Purvil
Slovak	lelek spáč
Spanish	Chotacabras Pachacua
Spanish (Mexico)	Tapacaminos Pandeagua
Spanish (Spain)	Chotacabras pachacua
Swedish	dvalnattskärra
Turkish	Purvil

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Species names in all available languages

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