Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes >> Family Caprimulgidae >> Genus Phalaenoptilus
| Common Poorwill (Unique ID: 688) Return to Last Page: Click on image |
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Acquire This Photo Species: Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) Location: Konza Prairie, Kansas, United States Age: adult Plumage: basic/year-round Activity: perching/standing Sex: --- Visibility: full body Quantity: single Photographer: Judd Patterson Date: September 4, 2006 Equipment: Canon EOS 30D and Canon 300mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 8.2
Notes: Night after night I heard the voice of this species coming from the forest. Once or twice I picked up the eye shine of a Common Poorwill with a flashlight, but it would quickly flush and my glimpse was always brief. Then one night it all fell together and a cooperative poorwill posed for a few photographs. They are such a beautifully patterned bird!
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