Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Chuck-will's-widow
The Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Range: breeds eastern USA; winters southeastern USA to Greater Antilles and northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Antrostomus carolinensis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus carolinensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Virginia and Carolina = South Carolina, ex Catesby.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1028
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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