Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Ocellated Poorwill
The Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ocellated Poorwill
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nyctiphrynus ocellatus lautus
- Nyctiphrynus ocellatus ocellatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus ocellatus
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.268
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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