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	JAMAICAN PAURAQUE, Siphonorhis americanus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Endemic to Jamaica, this rare pauraque is known from very few records, the last of which was in 1859, although there have been some recent unconfirmed reports.
		The former status of the Jamaican Pauraque is essentially unknown, March (1863) simply reporting it to be "often met with in the St Catherine Hills".
		Greenway (1958) suggested that it must always have been localized, and Fuller (1987) that it was extremely rare even at an early date, both authors using the fact that the bird was unknown to P. H. Gosse (or his acquaintances) between 1830 and 1840 to justify their conclusions.
	www.irf.org /bameric.htm (812 words)

	Pauraque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The buff eyering and facial stripe contrast with the reddish sides of the face.
		The adult male Pauraque has a white band near the wing tips, and the outer tail feathers are mainly white.
		The male Pauraque's song is very variable, but includes a whistled weeeow wheeooo, soft puk puk and a whip given in the courtship flight as he flutters around the female.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pauraque (304 words)

	Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
		The shot at right was taken in February, 2000, at Santa Ana N.W.R., Hidalgo Co., Texas with a Canon EOS 1N and EF 300mm F/4L IS lens with a 2X extender on Fuji Velvia.
		This Common Pauraque was spotted as it was sleeping on the ground and I was able to get some ground level shots.
		The next shot shows a typical view of a Common Pauraque at night as it sits on a bare patch of ground.
	www.greglasley.net /pauraque.html (262 words)

	Digital Tobago - Avifauna A-Z : Common Pauraque
		Should he hear a reply he will beat his wings on the bare earth in a cupped fashion, the sound emitted is like that of a drum being played with cupped hands rather than anything you could expect from a bird.
		Should another Pauraque land on the track he will fly to it, and if finding another male, he will chase it off with both birds often showing unbelievable dexterity and manoeuvrability which is only heightened by their silent flight.
		The Pauraque can perch on branches, but does so only as an escape from possible danger, or while moving to locate the reply’s from another bird, spending the predominant amount of the time on the ground.
	www.digitaltobago.com /Wild/Avifauna/Nightjars/Common_Pauraque.html (401 words)

	languagehat.com: ORNITHONOMY.
		pauraque's etymology may be related with pavor, form latin pavoris, as italian paúra.
		The goatsuckers are a group of birds whose members include the poorwill (whip or not), the nighthawk, and yes, the pauraque.
		As to whether either of the -cabros words indicates a pauraque or an owl, this is why birders and zoologists prefer Latin names.
	www.languagehat.com /archives/002035.php (1501 words)

	eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail
		Discussion Pauraques are virtually impossible to see on the ground in daylight because they match dead leaves and twigs almost perfectly.
		But when one is flushed from the side of the road by car headlights, the white wing patch, like that of a nighthawk, may be seen distinctly, and the eyes shine a brilliant red.
		Like other nightjars, Pauraques have an enormously wide gape that enables them to catch large moths, beetles, crickets, and fireflies on the wing at night.
	www.enature.com /fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=BD0742 (136 words)

	goatsucker — FactMonster.com
		Their weird cries are reflected in the common names for many of the species, e.g., whippoorwill, chuck-will's-widow, poorwill, poor-me-one, potoo, and pauraque.
		The nighthawk's familiar cry is a nasal “peent.” The oilbirds of South America have sonar devices that enable them to fly in total darkness.
		The pauraque, or cuiejo, is a Central American goatsucker, and the aptly named frogmouths are native to Australia and Asia.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0821088.html (345 words)

	Bentsen-Rio Grande
		I saw many more birds on my two November visits to the park, including the common pauraque, golden-fronted woodpeckers, and a small flock of warblers that included fl-throated green, american redstart and yellow-rumps.
		Note: If you're looking for pauraque and owls along the Rio Grande, Bentsen is the place to look.
		Although the Santa Ana NWR and Bentsen share the same basic birds, Santa Ana closes at dusk, whereas the gate at Bentsen stays open until 10 pm.
	www.birdingamerica.com /Texas/bentsen.htm (508 words)

	Austin Herpetological Society - Field Notes
		At the 12.2 mile marker we found a freshly road killed Pauraque, it was brown rather than blue which the Common night hawk is. It also had a white band on outer wing, rather than the patches that the Common night hawk has.
		The Pauraque also has more of a rounded wing tip.
		But we did see another Pauraque and an unlucky Pauraque who got ripped into pieces by something.
	www.austinherpsociety.org /fieldnote5.html (1661 words)

	Nightjar family
		The Nightjars are a family of night-flying aerial insectivores scattered around the world with most species concentrated in the tropics and particularly in open county.
		Their call can be dominant summer sound in tropical forest edge after sunset from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to the Brazilian Pantanal.
		Much emphasis goes into lengthy descriptions and a discussion of field identification and, where known, vocalizations [it was published with a separately purchased CD].
	montereybay.com /creagrus/nightjars.html (1602 words)

	BirdForum - Nocturnal species
		They have FPO living in the trees in the garden behind the Inn.
		The ranch also is very birdy and you probably could get the Pauraque there too but you would have to stay overnight and it is pricey...
		I saw Pauraques by driving around the camping areas of Falcon State Park.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=14695 (420 words)

	RAIN FOREST SYMPHONY BY NATURESCAPES
		Feel the gentle rains, the magnificent winds, rivers, mangrove coves, ocean surf and night sounds.
		Hear tranquil waterfalls and night sounds beautifully orchestrated by the birds of the rain forest - oropendula, green parrot, common pauraque, clay-colored robin and nighthawk - with contemporary orchestral compositions.
		This was composer and producer John Grout's first Naturescapes album, inspired by a life-changing trip to Costa Rica.
	www.silverlakemusic.com /pqz/rainforestsymphony.html (77 words)

	Costa Rica p 1
		As if on cue, a Baird's Trogon, one of the special birds of the Pacific foothills, shows up and starts calling.
		My corner room is completely open to the forest on two sides - I fall asleep to the sound of the Río Tigre nearby, as well as calls of Least Tinamou and Common Pauraque.
		Bats sometimes roost on the ceiling of the room, so it's there partly to keep bat guano from falling on you as you sleep, which I think is a great idea.
	www.ownbyphotography.com /traveldiaryp47.html (466 words)

	Birding Trinidad & Tobago - Asa Wright/Central Plain 01/30/05
		We had dinner on a long-abandoned taxiway, and then chased a Tropical Screech Owl for nearly an hour without ever seeing it.
		We did, however, find a Common Pauraque, a White-tailed Nightjar and a Common Potoo.
		This was my first experience with night birding, which seems to involve very large spotlights, reflected light from bird eyes, and slow approaches in the bus.
	www.iciclesoftware.com /trinidad2005/J-Trinidad050130.html (434 words)

	Texas Hot Spots
		But this park is best known as the nation's number one hawk migration viewing site; as many as 300,000 broad-winged hawks and a dozen or more other raptor species have been recorded there in a single day in mid- to late-September.
		Although both areas have about the same species, you are more likely to find least grebe, ringed and green kingfishers, northern beardless-tyrannulet, and olive sparrow at Santa Ana.
		You are more likely to find hook-billed kite, white-tipped dove, pauraque, tropical parula, and Altamira and Audubon's orioles at Bentsen.
	www.birdwatchersdigest.com /site/travel/hot_spots/texas.aspx (2299 words)

	World Birding Center \| Harlingen
		Together with other habitat preserved along the arroyo, they provide a rare refuge for birds and other creatures in the heart of the city.
		Harlingen’s wing of the WBC provides much-needed breeding grounds for many “Valley specialties” like the Green and Ringed Kingfishers, Common Pauraque, Groove-billed Ani, Long-billed Thrasher and Olive Sparrow.
		Endangered Red-crowned Parrots are found here, and during migration periods, the two sites are an important stopover for Neo-tropical/Nearctic travelers seeking food and rest.
	www.worldbirdingcenter.org /sites/harlingen/index.phtml (332 words)

	World Birding Center \| Bird Info - Common Pauraque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Also found at most Valley refuges, including the entrance road at Sabal Palm Grove, Santa Ana NWR, and Laguna Atascosa NWR.
		Similar Species: Combination of large size, long rounded tail, and bar across primaries distinguishes Common Pauraque from Common Poorwill (resident in Starr County) and Chuck-will’s-widow and Whip-poor-will (both migrants).
		All content is copyright of World Birding Center unless otherwise noted.
	www.worldbirdingcenter.org /bird_info/common_pauraque.phtml (111 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Separated from all nightjars except nighthawks by the pale patch in the wing...
		The white wing patches of the Common Pauraque are similar to the wing patches in nighthawks but note the longer tail, browner upperparts and different call.
		The Itombwe Nightjar is known from a single female specimen, collected in the Itombwe Mountains in east-central Congo.
	www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/non_passerines/caprimulgidae.html (681 words)

	Brownsville International Birding Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		With mature native woodlands and wetlands provide habitat for a wide variety of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies.
		Target birds to keep an eye out for are Least Grebe, Green Parakeet, Red-crowned Parrot, Green Kingfisher, Great Kiskadee, Green Jay, Pauraque, Tropical Kingbird, and Altamira Oriole.
		Plain chachalaca, Northern pauraque, White-tipped dove, Common ground-dove, Dusky-capped flycatcher, Golden-fronted woodpecker, and Hooded oriole are some of the species that may be found in the sanctuary.
	www.brownsville.org /2006BirdFest/FieldTrips.asp (607 words)

	bcr38
		These islands range in elevation from sea level to 200 meters and are covered by tropical deciduous and subdeciduous forest.
		They are a center of endemism for birds at the subspecies level and provide habitat for the Red-breasted Chat, Mexican Parrotlet, Greenish Elaenia, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Yellow-headed Parrot, Cinnamon Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Elegant Trogon, Pauraque, Happy Wren, Golden Vireo, Rose-throated Becard, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Yellow-green Vireo, Tropical Parula, Flame-colored Tanager, and Hooded Oriole.
		Seabirds using the islands include the Magnificent Frigatebird, Redbilled Tropicbird, Brown Booby, Blue-footed Booby, and Sooty Tern.
	www.nabci-us.org /bcr38.html (127 words)

	Mass Audubon Tours \| Sanctuaries and Nature Connection \| Mass Audubon
		During our seven days in Texas, we plan to visit each of these areas and numerous other very productive locations.
		Our prime target birds for the trip include the endangered whooping crane, plus a large number of Texas specialties such as the least grebe, white-tailed hawk, ferruginous pygmy-owl, plain chachalaca, white-tipped dove, common pauraque, buff-bellied hummingbird, ringed and green kingfishers, great kiskadee, brown and green jays, and long-billed thrasher.
		These Texas specialties are almost impossible to see anywhere else in the United States.
	www.massaudubon.org /NH_Travel/template_new.php?name=379-JF06WI1 (254 words)

	Bird_Reports_Sep_05
		A Snowy Plover at Mitchell Lake on the 3rd and 4th (MC, GS), a Buff-breasted Sandpiper there on the 4th (GS), and a Long-billed Curlew at Evans Lake on the 27th continued what has amounted to a very good shorebird season.
		Two Pauraque and 2 Whip-poor-wills reported in Guadalupe County on the 17th (SS) are very good birds for the area, although the Pauraque have been present at the site for several years now.
		Two Olive-sided Flycatchers at the Botanical Garden on the 17th (GL) were the only ones reported for the month.
	www.saaudubon.org /Bird_Reports/Reports_Sep_05.html (685 words)

	Belize Trek: Daily Journal - NC Museum of Natural Sciences
		While in the jungle, we turned off our flashlights and stood quietly, listening to the chorus of frog calls.
		We also saw many other animals during our walk, including a pauraque (bird) and a scorpion (which some of us held).
		Stars filled the sky and we were able to identify Scorpio and the Milky Way.
	www.naturalsciences.org /education/Belize/2004/journal_23.htm (554 words)

	Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Pauraque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Described by: Gmelin, J. Alternate common name(s): Common Pauraque, White-collared Cuejo, White-necked Cuejo
		Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
		Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.
	www.mangoverde.com /birdsound/spec/spec83-18.html (129 words)

	CERC Texas Gulf Coast Field Research Station "Rio Grande Breeding Bird Surveys" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Three very rare species were documented in Webb County in small numbers: the Clay-colored Robin, the Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, and the Masked Duck.
		Other birds seen regularly in this borderland region of Texas include Green Jay, Audubon’s Oriole, Least Grebe, Ringed Kingfisher, and Common Pauraque, to name only a few.
		Important management information was also gained from the Webb County research projects.
	www.cerc.usgs.gov /FRS_Webs/Gulf_Coast/riogrnd.htm (557 words)

	Costa Rica Birdwatching on the Peninsula de Osa, Birding Corcovado and Puerto Jimenez
		There are always a variety of active nests surrounding the house.
		In the past years we have had nesting, the Gray-headed Tanager, Orange-collared Manaquin, Red-capped Manaquin, Buff-rumped Warbler, Riverside Wren, 8 species of Hummingbirds, Scarlet-rumped Cacique, Bananaquit, Cherries Tanager, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Golden-hooded Tanager, Lineated Woodpecker, Golden-naped Woodpecker, Fiery-billed Aracari, Blue-fl Grosbeak, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Common Pauraque and numerous flycatchers.
		With all these nests visible from the house we have had the pleasure of viewing the birds social and feedings habits daily and watching the interactions of the competing species.
	www.osaadventures.com /birding.htm (833 words)

	All About Birds : Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Why Special: Accessible to the public not just during the day, but also at night when birds like Common Pauraque can easily be seen by walking the roads in the park.
		Birds to Look For: Elf Owl, Hook-billed Kite, Common Pauraque, Plain Chachalaca, Neotropical Cormorant, Harris’ Hawk, Tropical Parula, Common Pauraque
		Why Special: The variety of habitats makes this a great place to bird and hike.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/birding123/where/central/document_view (1273 words)

	Santa Ana NWR
		Spring warblers are abundant, with over 35 species seen, including golden-winged warbler, magnolia warbler, northern and tropical parula, American redstart, palm warbler and yellow-breasted chat.
		Other specialties found in the lower Rio Grande Valley include the buff-bellied hummingbird, roseate spoonbill, masked duck, plain chachalaca, red-billed pigeon, Inca dove, ruddy ground dove, groove-billed ani, pauraque, ringed and green kingfishers, Couch’s and tropical kingbirds, great kiskadee, green jay, clay-colored robin and Chihuahuan raven.
		Zebra longwings, Julias, and Mexican bluewings are but a few of the more than 300 butterfly species found on the refuge.
	www.fws.gov /southwest/refuges/texas/santana.html (1482 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		The park is a favorite spot for bird watchers.
		It has many rare specimens, including Lichenstein's oriole, hooded oriole, gray hawk, pauraque, groove-billed ani, longbilled thrasher, green jay, kiskadee flycatcher, and red-eyed cowbird.
		BIBLIOGRAPHY: Vertical Files, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/gkb12.html (153 words)

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