About the Tawny-collared Nightjar
The tawny-collared nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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The tawny-collared nightjar is 23 to 25.5 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long. One female weighed 56 g (2.0 oz). The male's upperparts are blackish brown; the crown has blackish spots and the back and rump have fine light brown speckles and broad blackish streaks. It has a broad tawny or buff collar on the nape and the sides of the neck that give the species its name. The tail is also dark brown and the three outermost pairs of feathers have wide white tips. The wings are brown to blackish brown with tawny spots and bars. The face is dark reddish with brown barring. Voice: The tawny-collared nightjar's song is "an abrupt, clipped chi-wihw' or tchi-wheeu, repeated rapidly". It is sung from a hidden perch in a bush or tree, mostly at dawn and dusk, and mostly from March through July.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hispaniolan NightjarAntrostomus ekmaniThe Hispaniolan nightjar is 26 to 30 cm (10 to 12 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.
Cuban NightjarAntrostomus cubanensisThe Cuban nightjar's subspecies A. c. cubanensis is 25 to 29.5 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long.
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