Buff-collared Nightjar

Antrostomus ridgwayi

The buff-collared nightjar or Ridgway's whip-poor-will (Antrostomus ridgwayi) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico. The buff-collared nightjar is 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long. The head, upperparts,and tail are brownish gray with gray, cream, and rust markings. It has a bright cinnamon buff collar on the hindneck and a narrow buffy white band under the throat. The wings are brownish black with cinnamon buff bands. The breast is brownish gray and the belly tan with dark brown bars. The ends of the two outermost tail feathers have much white in the male and a small amount of buff in the female.
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Luis Humberto Montemayor
Saturday 17 Sep 2022 - 6:52am
Mexico
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Kevin DeBoer
Saturday 21 May 2016 - 4:00pm
United States
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Zeke Smith
Saturday 23 Jan 2016 - 3:19pm
Mexico
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Stephen Davies
Saturday 14 Feb 2004 - 12:00am
Mexico
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