About the Choco Poorwill
The Chocó poorwill is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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The Chocó poorwill is 19.5 to 22.5 cm (7.7 to 8.9 in) long; one female weighed 52 g (1.8 oz). Adults are generally variations on dark brown. The head is grayish with many black spots, the back grayish with cinnamon and rufous speckles, and the rump browner with grayish white speckles. The wings are brown to dark brown with tawny, cinnamon, and rufous spots and speckles and two prominent white spots. The chin is dark brown with cinnamon speckles and the throat has a large white patch. Voice: The Chocó poorwill's song is "a resonant, whistled rhythmic kwor kwor kwor kweeér". It also makes "frog-like notes such as kwok or kwi-kwok, and a klaw".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Eared PoorwillNyctiphrynus mcleodiiThe eared poorwill is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long.
Yucatan PoorwillNyctiphrynus yucatanicusThe Yucatan poorwill is 19.5 to 22 cm (7.7 to 8.7 in) long, making it the smallest species of nightjar in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Ocellated PoorwillNyctiphrynus ocellatusThe ocellated poorwill is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long.
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