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Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Photo by Cody.conway
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

The Pauraque – also called the Common Pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, the only bird in the genus Nyctidromus.

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Comments (5)
Mona Pirih
It's similar like nightjar... Are they the same family ? Lovely photograph...
Cody.conway
Can do. Some people "lump" goat suckers in with raptors as "Raptors and Nightjars".
ChristyHolland
Very beautiful bird...we get poorwills and nighthawks at our raptor center to rehab only because we have the food for them...but they aren't raptors!! Sorry, Cody...would you remove it from the Raptor mission?? Thanks!

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PublishedMarch 28, 2013

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