Nightjars

Ocellated Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

The Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) is a 40 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

40 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

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