Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
About the Common Poorwill
The common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. The bird's habitat is dry, open areas with grasses or shrubs, and even stony desert slopes with very little vegetation.
A real field recording of the Common Poorwill. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, United States · xeno-canto lists 183 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensrecording
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American BushtitPsaltriparus minimusrecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticillarecording
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.