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Birdfinding.info \u21d2\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> A highly localized Puerto Rican endemic that is common within its niche.\u00a0 Gu\u00e1nica State Forest<\/a> houses about half of the world population and is the most accessible and\u00a0reliable site.\u00a0 During much of the year, males can be heard calling at night along both of the roads that lead into the forest.\u00a0 The interior road, PR-334, is usually the best place to search because it is more sheltered from ocean breezes and closed to vehicles at night.\u00a0 Can sometimes be found in adjacent parts of the town of Gu\u00e1nica and in the hills above the beach towns of Playa Santa and La Parguera<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Family: Caprimulgidae<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Endemic to Puerto Rico<\/strong>, where it is locally common\u00a0in the dry forest zone of the island\u2019s southern lowlands.<\/p>

Known mainly from Gu\u00e1nica and Sus\u00faa State Forests and the Guayanilla Hills, but occurs west to Sierra Bermeja and east to Guayama.<\/p>

Originally described from a specimen taken in 1888, then otherwise unknown in life until rediscovered in 1961.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Medium-sized nightjar, very similar to Eastern Whip-poor-will, with intricately cryptic plumage and pale scapular \u201cbraces\u201d (on the sides of the back).<\/p>

Male\u2019s outer tail feathers are broadly tipped with white (but often appears buffy\u2014perhaps only when stained by dirt).\u00a0 On the female, these feathers are more narrowly tipped with buff.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male, showing bold pale scapular \u201cbraces.\u201d\u00a0 (Puerto Rico; August 8, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Guillermo J. Plaza<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male.\u00a0 (July 22, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Guillermo J. Plaza<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male, with generally blackish plumage and contrasting bold pale scapular \u201cbraces.\u201d (Puerto Rico; May 30, 2010.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Alfredo Col\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, female, with generally rusty plumage.\u00a0 July 19, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Ernesto Burgos<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male, with generally blackish plumage and contrasting bold pale scapular \u201cbraces.\u201d\u00a0 (December 7, 2010.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Michael J. Morel<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male.\u00a0 (Gu\u00e1nica State Forest, Puerto Rico; March 12, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Ross Gallardy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar.\u00a0 (February 6, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Guillermo J. Plaza<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar.\u00a0 (July 22, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Guillermo J. Plaza<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, female.\u00a0 (Puerto Rico; March 29, 2008.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Michael J. Morel<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar.\u00a0 (July 30, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Benny Diaz<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male\u2014note the uneven extent of the white tips on the inner and outer webs of the outermost retrices (i.e., the tail feathers most visible from below).\u00a0 (Gu\u00e1nica State Forest, Puerto Rico; March 13, 2017.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 Beth Branthaver<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, male.\u00a0 (Puerto Rico; May 19, 2007.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Alfredo Col\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Puerto Rican Nightjar, female and male\u2014note that the female\u2019s pale tips form an even line, whereas the male\u2019s pale tips are uneven.\u00a0 (July 22, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Guillermo J. Plaza<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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