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Jamaican Poorwill

Siphonorhis americana

Not Evaluated

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

27,0 cm

Khối Lượng

55,4 g

Họ

Caprimulgidae

Bộ

Caprimulgiformes

Giới Thiệu

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
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	27,0 cm	10.6 in
Khối Lượng	55,4 g	1.95 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

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

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

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.

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Nest type: NO.

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

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

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Họ	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Siphonorhis
Loài	Siphonorhis americana

Distribution

Jamaican Poorwill has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded