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| | ;[[:Category:Nyctiphrynus|Nyctiphrynus]] ocellatus | | ;[[:Category:Nyctiphrynus|Nyctiphrynus]] ocellatus |
| - | [[Image:COcellated_Poorwill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jarbas+mattos|jarbas mattos}}<br>Location: jacareí, [[Brazil]]]] | + | [[Image:Ocellated_Poorwill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jarbas+mattos|jarbas mattos}}<br>Location: jacareí, [[Brazil]]]] |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | Large black spots ringed with pale halos on the scapulars, white throat, finely banded tail with outer feathers tipped with white. Females have a rufescent overall colouration. | | Large black spots ringed with pale halos on the scapulars, white throat, finely banded tail with outer feathers tipped with white. Females have a rufescent overall colouration. |
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- Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
[edit] Identification
Large black spots ringed with pale halos on the scapulars, white throat, finely banded tail with outer feathers tipped with white. Females have a rufescent overall colouration.
[edit] Distribution
From Honduras south over Central America to South America (south to northeast Argentina)
[edit] Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
[edit] Habitat
Dense vegetation.
[edit] Behaviour
Eggs are pinkish cinnamon with fine, chestnut spots on the larger, more rounded end.
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