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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
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Chuck-will's-widow
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 98 species of the family Caprimulgidae