NPSpecies Report Viewer

Park			Taxon Code
Show Comments?

Find

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

NPSpecies - Park Species Profile


Caprimulgus vociferus
Whip-poor-will, WPWI
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			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, WPWI
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, 0 Vouchers, 11 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	Everglades National Park
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	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:	7/18/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/26/2025 2:09:07 PM

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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


Species Profile	Page 1 of 1	10/26/2025 2:09:07 PM

Report Viewer Configuration Error