Caprimulgus carolinensis (also known as "chuckwuts-widow" or Chuck-will's-widow)
Nightjars
Caprimulgus carolinensis (also known as "chuckwuts-widow" or Chuck-will's-widow) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America.
Its common name derives from its continuous, repetitive song that is often heard at night. Generally resembling a Whip-poor-will, it has mottled brownish underparts, a buff throat, reddish-brown feathers lined with black, and brown and white patterning on head and chest, differing from the gray and black of its more common cousin. Males have patches of white on their outer tail feathers. Its size ranges from 28 to 33 cm (11 - 13 inches) long with a 62 cm (25 inch) wingspan, large for a nightjar but sharing the short bill and long tail. It eats primarily insects, particular those active at night such as moths, beetles, and winged ants. It will also eat small birds, swallowing them whole.
Females do not build nests, but rather lay eggs on patches of dead leaves on the ground. The eggs, which are pink with spots of brown and lavender, are subsequently incubated by the female.
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