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Eastern whip-poor-will

The eastern whip-poor-will (''Antrostomus vociferus'') is a medium-sized (22–27 cm) nightjar from North America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its superior camouflage. It is named onomatopoeically after its song.
==Description==
This medium-sized nightjar measures in length, spans across the wings and weighs .〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=All About Birds )〕 Further standard measurements are a wing chord of , a tail of , a bill of and a tarsus of . Adults have mottled plumage: the upperparts are grey, black and brown; the lower parts are grey and black. They have a very short bill and a black throat. Males have a white patch below the throat and white tips on the outer tail feathers; in the female, these parts are light brown.
This bird is sometimes confused〔For example, Henninger (1906) combines the old scientific name of ''C. carolinensis'' with the common name "whip-poor-will". As ''C. carolinensis'' does not occur in the area discussed, he obviously refers to ''C. vociferus''. In other cases, the specific identity of birds may not be determinable.〕 with the related chuck-will's-widow (''Antrostomus carolinensis'') which has a similar but lower-pitched and slower call.

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