Chuck-will's-widow
| Chuck-will's-widow | |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Song | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Antrostomus |
| Species: | A. carolinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Breeding Resident Nonbreeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caprimulgus carolinensis | |
The chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is mostly found in the southeastern United States (with disjunct populations in Long Island, New York; Ontario, Canada; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts) near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America.