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Yucatan poorwill

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Yucatan poorwill
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Nyctiphrynus
Species:
N. yucatanicus
Binomial name
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
(Hartert, 1892)

The Yucatan poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in the entire Yucatán Peninsula region except on the north coast, in a 50 km wide coastal strip that extends 700 km; the species ranges to south-central Belize, northeasternmost Guatemala, and southern regions Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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