Least Poorwill
Siphonorhis brewsteri(Chapman, FM, 1917)
English (US) Least Poorwill
The Least Poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri) 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
- Siphonorhis brewsteri
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Least Poorwill
- Described by
- (Chapman, FM, 1917)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Siphonorhis brewsteri brewsteri
- Siphonorhis brewsteri gonavensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Microsiphonorhis brewsteri
- Described by
- (Chapman, FM, 1917)
- Type locality
- Tubano, Province of Azua, Dominican Republic.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37 p.329
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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