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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

Synonyms: Caprimulgus ocellatus.

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Guillermo Menéndez12/18/2024ParaguayCaazapáPuesto cristal, Parque Nacional CaazapáN/AAdultYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
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
214034604/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Jorge La Grotteria
213471017/08/2024ParaguayItapúaReserva San Rafael (procosara), Alto VeraRoberto Fermín Derna
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.