Birds of Mexico

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Genus: Antrostomus (6 species, 12 worldwide)


Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae arizonae) Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Photograph by Alan Schmierer Image has been placed in the Public Domain.

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Yucatan Nightjar (Antrostomus badius)


Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) Near Threatened Texas, United States
Photograph by George Scott Photography © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. A very large nighthawk.


Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi ridgwayi) Arizona, United States
Photograph by Julio Mulero Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.

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Tawny-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus salvini) ENDEMIC


Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) Near Threatened Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA Note black streaks on top of head.
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