- Order: Caprimulgiformes - Family: Caprimulgidae location
unknown; © Manuel Grosselet Yucatan Poorwill is endemic to the
Yucatan region of southeastern Mexico, Belize, and northeastern
Guatemala. This small caprimulgid is found in deciduous forest
and scrub habitats and most often is detected by its three part
song. This nightjar is seen only infrequently because of its
arboreal habits, unlike the sympatric Common Pauraque
(Nyctidromus albicollis), which commonly sits on roads at night
in between feeding sallies. Yucatan Nightjar can be identified
within its restricted geographic range by its small size, rufous
coloration, and tendency to perch in trees. Arizmendi, M.C., C.
Rodríguez-Flores, C. Soberanes-González, Robert A. Behrstock,
and Thomas S. Schulenberg. 2013. Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus
yucatanicus), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg,
Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from
Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/p
ortal/species/overview?p_p_spp=