Overview
Buff-collared Nightjar: Small nightjar, mottled gray-brown upperparts, buff collar that appears lighter on dark throat, pale gray-brown underparts with dark brown bars. Tail is gray-brown with white corners. Legs and feet are black. Flight is silent and bouyant on flicking wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Buff-collared Nightjar: Resident in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico; also in Mexico. Preferred habitats include dry open woodlands, scrub, and thorny forest edges.
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Perching-like Body
Listen to Call
Voice Text
"Cu-cu-cu-cuc-cuc-cuc-uh-chee-ah"
Interesting Facts
The Buff-collared nightjar is named for Robert Ridgway, a pioneering American ornithologist of the 1800s.
They fly with an mouth open to catch insects.
Active at night, this bird is usually only seen in the daytime when flushed from a hiding spot on the ground or from a nest site on the ground.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
Artist
Irina Rud-Volga
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