About the Cuban Nightjar
The Cuban nightjar, sometimes also Greater Antillean nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Cuba.
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The Cuban nightjar's subspecies A. c. cubanensis is 25 to 29.5 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long. Males weigh approximately 76 g (2.7 oz) and females 70 g (2.5 oz). Their upperparts are dark brown speckled with grayish buff, pale buff, and grayish brown. The tail is brown and the three outer pairs of feathers are tipped with white (male) or buff (female). The innermost pair has grayish brown chevrons. The wings are brown with spots, bars, and mottling of lighter shades. Voice: The Cuban nightjar's song is "a rather harsh, buzzy call of one syllable; the pitch rises and falls, with an overall drop in pitch".
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Where the Cuban Nightjar lives
When to see the Cuban Nightjar
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Puerto Rican NightjarAntrostomus noctitherusPuerto Rican nightjars, whose song is composed of rapid "whip" notes, are small birds about 22–23 cm in length, weighing 39–41 g.
Yucatan NightjarAntrostomus badiusThe Yucatan nightjar is 24 to 25.5 cm (9.4 to 10 in) long.
Silky-tailed NightjarAntrostomus sericocaudatusThe adult male silky-tailed nightjar has light grey-brown, vermiculated plumage with a strong blackish streak on the top of the head and the nape.
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