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Nyctidromus albicollis
Mottled brown and gray bird, extremely good at blending in. A volunteer on the site asked me if I wanted to see a pauraque, which of course I did, so he came and pointed this guy out. Of course it took me awhile to see it because it looks like everything it's sleeping in, but the guy had been on site for 3 months and said this bird always slept in the same 10 square foot area, it was just a matter of finding him within that small area. It was hard to get good photos since the brush was thick, but I was just happy to see one during the day!
Sitting on the ground in thorn scrub area.
Spotted on Mar 13, 2014
Submitted on Mar 25, 2014
3 Comments
Nice, they remind me of nightjars out here. pain to find in the day
Yes, very similar to that species! Now I'm determined to find one during the day by myself, without someone pointing it out to me :)
I love these guy's, i dont know the english name for them by memory,we have one very similar the Caprimulgus europaeus,so at first i could not see anything :-) with the eyes closed is almost impossible to se,very nice sseries,congrats and thanks for sharing