Common Poorwill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSan Ignacio Poor-will, Common Poor-will, Poor-will, Frosted Poor-will, Nuttall's Whip-poor-will, Colorado Desert, Poorwill, Desert Poor-will, Nuttall's Poor-will, Colorado Desert Poor-will, Dusky Poor-will
Old latin name for birdPhalaenoptilus nuttalii, Caprimulgus nuttallii, Phalaenoptilus nuttalli
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusPhalaenoptilus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionsw Canada to n Mexico

Common Poorwill bird sounds *

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    Song, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
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    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
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    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
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    Call, © Lance A. M. Benner
    United States
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    Song, © Micah Riegner
    United States
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    Song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Song, © Micah Riegner
    United States
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    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
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    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Common Poorwill

Common Poorwill subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii adustuss Arizona (USA) and n Mexico-No
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii californicusw California (USA) and n Baja California (Mexico)-No
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii centralisc Mexico-No
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii dickeyis Baja California (Mexico)-No
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii hueyise California, sw Arizona (USA) and ne Baja California (Mexico)-No
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttalliisw Canada, w, wc USA and n Mexico-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors de Nutall
Chinese北美小夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)弱夜鷹
Croatiancrnolici leganj
Czechlelek americký
DanishAmerikansk Poorwill
DutchPoorwill, Nuttalls Nachtzwaluw, Nuttall-nachtzwaluw
EsperantoFalenoptilo, almozulo
Estonianuni-öösorr
Finnishhorroskehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent de Nuttall
GermanPoorwill, Winternachtschwalbe
Hungariantéli estifecske
IcelandicHuldufari
ItalianSucciacapre di Nuttall
Japaneseプアアウィルヨタカ, プアーウィルヨタカ
LatvianAmerikas lēlītis
Lithuanianbaltagurklis lėlys
Norwegiandvalenattravn, Dvalenattravn
Norwegian NynorskDvalenatteramn
PolishLelek zimnodrętw, lelek zimowy, lelkowiec zimowy
Portuguesenoitibó-de-nuttall, noitibó-de-garganta-branca
RussianАмериканский белогорлый козодой, Спящий козодой
SerbianPurvil
Slovaklelek spáč
SpanishPachacua Norteña, Chotacabras pachacua, Tapacamino Tevíi, tapacamino tevií, Tapacaminos Pandeagua
Swedishdvalnattskärra
TurkishPurvil
Ukrainianпораке чорнощокий