Puerto Rican Nightjar
Antrostomus noctitherus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
L’Engoulevent de Porto Rico (Antrostomus noctitherus) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Caprimulgidae. Description Il mesure 21 à 22 cm. Habitat L'Engoulevent de Porto Rico est endémique de l'île de Porto Rico.
The Puerto Rican nightjar, Puerto Rican whip-poor-will or guabairo (Antrostomus noctitherus) is a bird in the nightjar family found in the coastal dry scrub forests in localized areas of southwestern Puerto Rico. It was described in 1916 from bones found in a cave in north central Puerto Rico and a single skin specimen from 1888, and was considered extinct until observed in the wild in 1961. The current population is estimated as 1,400-2,000 mature birds.
El guabairo, guabairo de Puerto Rico, chotacabras puertorriqueño (Antrostomus noctitherus) es una especie de ave caprimulgiforme de la familia de los chotacabras (Caprimulgidae). Habita en los bosques secos costeros en ciertas zonas del suroeste de Puerto Rico. Fue descrito a partir de huesos encontrados en una caverna y un único espécimen capturado en 1888.
Distribution
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