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Jamaican Poorwill

Siphonorhis americana

Not Evaluated

翼開長

27.0 cm

体重

55.4 g

科

Caprimulgidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

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について

A medium Caprimulgidae poorwill (~55 g) endemic to Jamaica; possibly extinct or extremely rare. Last confirmed record in 1860; reported subsequently but never verified. Inhabited dry limestone scrub forest. Cryptic mottled plumage. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Not currently evaluated by IUCN.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	27.0 cm	10.6 in
体重	55.4 g	1.95 oz

識別

羽毛

Brown and rufous mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat patch in male; buff and dark barred tail; no white wing patches. Closely resembles Least Poorwill; Jamaica endemic.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

分布域

Endemic to Jamaica; possibly extinct; known from historical specimens; no confirmed records since the 19th century.

Diet & Feeding

Caught flying insects at night in Jamaican dry forest; presumed extinct since 19th century.

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: NO.

鳴き声

さえずり

Possibly extinct; historically described as soft 'wheep-wheep'; whistled, purring call from dry limestone forest; no modern recordings exist

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Siphonorhis
種	Siphonorhis americana

Distribution

Jamaican Poorwill has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded