Nightjars

Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

The Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) is a 48 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

48 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

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