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Common Name

Common Pauraque

Alternate Names

Pauraque

Common Type

Pauraque

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Caprimulgidae

Genus

Nyctidromus

Species

albicollis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Texas

Number of Sub-Species

Two colour morphs

Migratory or Resident

Northernmost population moves south in the winter

Preferred Habitat

Subtropical or Tropical

Distribution and Range

North America, subtropical and tropical

Food

Preys on flying insects, usually moths, in the evenings and at dawn

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Bird

Common Pauraque

Pauraque

Pauraque

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

Nyctidromus

albicollis

Least Concern

Texas

Two colour morphs

Northernmost population moves south in the winter

Subtropical or Tropical

North America, subtropical and tropical

Preys on flying insects, usually moths, in the evenings and at dawn

Roosts on the ground and using its cryptic plumage it is near invisible and might be stepped upon.