Choco Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi(Hartert, EJO, 1895)
English (US) Choco Poorwill
The Choco Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi) 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: western Colombia (Chocó) and far northwestern EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Choco Poorwill
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1895)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus rosenbergi
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1895)
- Type locality
- Rio Dagua, Colombia.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 5 p.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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