Listen at dusk and at night for the rolling, seemingly endless call of the Chuck-will’s-widow. If you are lucky and have a keen eye, by day they can be found resting motionless on the ground or on a horizontal branch. This is the largest nightjar in North America, but their dappled brown plumage makes them blend in perfectly to dry woodlands of the Southeast.

The chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is mostly found in the southeastern United States (with disjunct populations in Long Island, New York; Ontario, Canada; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts) near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods.It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern …

The rich, throaty chant of the Chuck-will's-widow, singing its name, echoes through southern woodlands on summer nights. By day, the bird is seldom detected as it rests on horizontal tree limbs or on the ground, where its cryptic dead-leaf pattern offers good camouflage. If disturbed, it flaps away on silent wings, sometimes giving low clucking ...

Chuck-will’s-widow has less white in the tail than Whip-poor-will, but can be difficult to see. Strictly nocturnal, more often heard than seen. Listen for a loud whistled song calling its name: "chuck-WILL'S-widow." Sometimes found roosting on low branches during the daytime, especially during migration. Found in forests with mix of pines and ...

Chuck-will's-widow belongs to a family of birds with the folk name “goatsuckers.” The family name, Caprimulgidae, literally means “milker of goats” and is based on an ancient belief that the birds milked goats with their enormous mouths each night. In reality, the birds' attraction to livestock was likely due to the presence of insects.

Chuck-will's-widow numbers declined by about 1.6% per year for a cumulative decline of approximately 58% between 1966 and 2019, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of 5.7 million and rates them 12 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score, ...

Jun 30, 2016 · The Chuck-will's-widow and Eastern Whip-poor-will: An Odd Couple of Many Sorts. Lots of familiar birds get their names from the sounds they make. Chickadees, towhees, cuckoos, jays—each were named after an onomatopoeic translation. But two North American birds take things a step further. Somehow, the calls of these species translated into ...

Mar 2, 2023 · Chuck-will’s-widow is a big, fluffy nightjar with long, rather pointed wings, and a longish tail. It has a large head with fine black streaks on a flat crown, big, dark brown eyes, and a red-brown face. Both sexes of this nightjar species look very similar and are one foot long, have a two-foot, two-inch wingspan, and weigh 4.2 ounces. They ...

Chuck-will's Widow. Our Goatsuckers, although possessed of great power of wing, are particularly attached to certain districts and localities. The species now under consideration is seldom observed beyond the limits of the Choctaw Nation in the State of Mississippi, or the Carolinas, on the shores of the Atlantic, and may with propriety be ...

The main threats to Chuck-will’s-widows include habitat degradation, disturbances, and collisions with cars due to their habit of resting, dustbathing, and roosting on roads. Population number According to IUCN Red List, the total population size of …