Yucatan Poorwill

The Yucatan Poorwill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in the entire Yucatán Peninsula region except on the north coast, in a 50 km wide coastal strip that extends 700 km; the species ranges to south-central Belize, northeasternmost Guatemala, and southern regions Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. References - * BirdLife International 2004. More

We may have heard Yucatan Poorwill well in the distance. We returned to the town and decided to “go American” and stop for a pizza. Little did we now just how American this would be, for this was Super Bowl Sunday. We were able to watch the second half of the game on a small TV with Spanish commentators while eating our pizza at a small plaza along with a dozen or so locals. Quite a cultural moment. More

Yucatan Poorwill… that’s what Guatemalan Ornithological Society (Sociedad Guatemalteca de Ornitología SGO) said about my report of a Tawny-collared Nightjar. The id key was the white fore collar and white spots on the primaries.Even though it is an important sighting, not all the time an endemic bird from Yucatan Peninsula is observed so well. I tried hard looking for an image of this bird but nobody had one, just a couple of paintings but the colors are not accurate, really a shame. More

Yucatan Nightjar, Yucatan Poorwill (by sound only), Mexican Sheartail, Yucatan Flycatcher, Yucatan Jay, Black Catbird, Cozumel Vireo, Yucatan Vireo, Gray-throated Chat, Rose-throated Tanager, and Orange Oriole. More

Yucatan poorwill, Nyctiphrynus yucatanius, called "Chac Pujuy" in Maya. Mexican sheartail, Dorich eliza, an emerald green humming bird, "Dzunum" in Maya. Yucatan flycatcher, Myiarchus yucatanesis, known in Maya as a " X'takay " Ridway's rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis, or "Cutzam" in Maya. Yucatan wren, Campylorhynchus yucatanicus, called " Yan coti" in Maya. More