Bird
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Photo: Dominic Sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0
Common Names
Whippoorwill (Western)
Habitat
Cannonball River
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1804-10-17
Observed At
Great Plains, near the White River, South Dakota
Lewis described this new species as hibernating in cold weather, behavior not confirmed in literature for 145 years.
Journal References
1 journal entry mentions Common Poorwill
