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Caprimulgus vociferus
Whip-poor-will
Everglades National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Caprimulgus vociferus A. Wilson, 1812
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Whip-poor-will
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Caprimulgiformes, Family Caprimulgidae, Genus Antrostomus, Species Caprimulgus vociferus


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Grand Portage National Monument
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	7/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/25/2025 3:35:08 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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