About: Common Poorwill

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The Common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), is a species of nightjar of the Caprimulgidae family. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. The bird's habitat is dry, open areas with grasses or shrubs, and even stony desert slopes with very little vegetation.

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rdfs:label	Common Poorwill
rdfs:comment	The Common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), is a species of nightjar of the Caprimulgidae family. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. The bird's habitat is dry, open areas with grasses or shrubs, and even stony desert slopes with very little vegetation.
sameAs	dbr:Common_poorwill
dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Animals Described in 1844 Animalia Chordata Aves Birds of Mexico Birds of Canada Caprimulgidae Cypselomorphae Caprimulgiformes Caprimulginae Birds of California Birds of the Southwestern United States Birds of Arizona Birds of the Western United States Phalaenoptilus
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Status	Least Concern
Name	Common Poorwill
Caption	Male
Species	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Genus	Phalaenoptilus
Class	Aves
Family	Caprimulgidae
Order	Caprimulgiformes
Phylum	Chordata
Location	British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico.
abstract	The Common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), is a species of nightjar of the Caprimulgidae family. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. The bird's habitat is dry, open areas with grasses or shrubs, and even stony desert slopes with very little vegetation. Many northern birds migrate to winter within the breeding range in central and western Mexico, though some remain further north. Remarkably, the common poorwill is the only bird known to go into torpor for extended periods (weeks to months). This happens on the southern edge of its range in the United States, where it spends much of the winter inactive, concealed in piles of rocks. Such an extended period of torpor is close to a state of hibernation, not known among other birds.

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