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Ocellated Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
Atajacaminos Ocelado
Bacurau-ocelado
Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Caprimulgus ocellatus.

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Number of Photography: 21

Foto
Photography ID: 673636
  Adult
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/10/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 659980
  Adult
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/11/2025
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 596250
  Adult
Alto Vera
Itapúa
Paraguay
08/17/2024
Roberto Fermín Derna
Foto
Photography ID: 422742
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Caá Yarí
Misiones
Argentina
11/08/2020
Gabriel Moresco
Foto
Photography ID: 288832
  Adult
Reserva de Biosfera Yabotí
Misiones
Argentina
09/28/2018
Sergio Moya



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 10



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Guillermo Menéndez12/18/2024ParaguayCaazapáPuesto cristal, Parque Nacional CaazapáN/AAdultYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria10/12/2019ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria10/12/2019ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández09/27/2019ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez05/03/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/AYesNo
Andres Teran08/15/2016ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableN/AYesNo
Andres Teran08/15/2016ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar10/13/2013ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria10/13/2013ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/AYesNo


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Number of Records: 81



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238960623/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríAdrian Dario Barboza
238729211/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaMax Uranga
243564810/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaSantos Uranga
221304718/12/2024ParaguayCaazapáPuesto cristal, Parque Nacional CaazapáGuillermo Menéndez
235504422/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesLímite oeste Reserva Nacional Estricta APN San AntonioBruno Ivo Bastreri
217188311/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Pablo Bruni
217139811/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Faustino Hollmann
214460406/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental GuaraníJorge La Grotteria
214419106/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental GuaraníSantiago Juan Torres
214072004/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Santiago Juan Torres
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.