Leo Santisteban
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I recently took this photo of a nightjar in the Yucatán Peninsula
I am having trouble deciding if it’s a Common Pauraque or a Yucatán Poorwill. I first ID’d it as a Common Pauraque because it was on the ground while the Yucatán Poorwill does not sit on the ground as often. Also because of the small white line below the eye. However, I noticed that its scapulars are gray with a line of black spots, just like those on the rarer Yucatán Poorwill. I can’t seem to find any images of Common Pauraques with scapulars like those, they are all blackish with buff edges, at least on all images I found from the subspecies found in the Yucatán Peninsula. I wasn’t able to have a clear view of the tip of the tail to see if it was entirely grayish (Common Pauraque) or with a white tip on the underside of the tail (Yucatan Poorwill).
I am having trouble deciding if it’s a Common Pauraque or a Yucatán Poorwill. I first ID’d it as a Common Pauraque because it was on the ground while the Yucatán Poorwill does not sit on the ground as often. Also because of the small white line below the eye. However, I noticed that its scapulars are gray with a line of black spots, just like those on the rarer Yucatán Poorwill. I can’t seem to find any images of Common Pauraques with scapulars like those, they are all blackish with buff edges, at least on all images I found from the subspecies found in the Yucatán Peninsula. I wasn’t able to have a clear view of the tip of the tail to see if it was entirely grayish (Common Pauraque) or with a white tip on the underside of the tail (Yucatan Poorwill).
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