Jamaican poorwill
| Jamaican poorwill | |
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| Jamaican poorwill. | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Siphonorhis |
| Species: | S. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonorhis americana (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Jamaican poorwill (Siphonorhis americana), also known as the Jamaican pauraque or Jamaican least pauraqué, is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is critically endangered or possibly already extinct due to a combination of introduced predators and habitat destruction.[1]
An illustration of a specimen, from 1725 (top left)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Siphonorhis americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.