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Scientific Name
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (Audubon, 1844)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Common Poorwill
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus | Phalaenoptilus |
| Species | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A fairly common summer resident of slopes and hillsides with pinyon-juniper woodlands and Great Basin grasslands and desertscrub. It is a rare spring and fall migrant along the Colorado River. There is one winter record of a bird seen at RM 246 on upper Lake Mead on 22 Feb 1999 (Lara L. Dickson, Roger K. Radd, Charles T. LaRue). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lpross@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/23/2016 2:18:38 PM
Notes
(Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) * Common Poorwill is a fairly common summer resident of slopes and hillsides with pinyon-juniper woodlands and Great Basin grasslands and desertscrub. It is a rare spring and fall migrant along the Colorado River. There is one winter record of a bird seen at RM 246 on upper Lake Mead on 22 Feb 1999 (Lara L. Dickson, Roger K. Radd, Charles T. LaRue). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Other Parks
Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS)
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Badlands National Park (BADL)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (CAGR)
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Capulin Volcano National Monument (CAVO)
Golden Spike National Historical Park (GOSP)
City Of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO)
Chiricahua National Monument (CHIR)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Coronado National Memorial (CORO)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (GICL)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU)
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Colorado National Monument (COLM)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Fort Bowie National Historic Site (FOBO)
El Morro National Monument (ELMO)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Devils Tower National Monument (DETO)
El Malpais National Monument (ELMA)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Oregon Caves National Monument (ORCA)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Tumacacori National Historical Park (TUMA)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE)
Jewel Cave National Monument (JECA)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ)
Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Walnut Canyon National Monument (WACA)
Wupatki National Monument (WUPA)
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (LAMR)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Petroglyph National Monument (PETR)
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (SUCR)
Saguaro National Park (SAGU)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Tonto National Monument (TONT)
Pipe Spring National Monument (PISP)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
Navajo National Monument (NAVA)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (SAPU)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Badlands National Park (BADL)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (CAGR)
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Capulin Volcano National Monument (CAVO)
Golden Spike National Historical Park (GOSP)
City Of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO)
Chiricahua National Monument (CHIR)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Coronado National Memorial (CORO)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (GICL)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU)
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Colorado National Monument (COLM)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Fort Bowie National Historic Site (FOBO)
El Morro National Monument (ELMO)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Devils Tower National Monument (DETO)
El Malpais National Monument (ELMA)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Oregon Caves National Monument (ORCA)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Tumacacori National Historical Park (TUMA)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE)
Jewel Cave National Monument (JECA)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ)
Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Walnut Canyon National Monument (WACA)
Wupatki National Monument (WUPA)
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (LAMR)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Petroglyph National Monument (PETR)
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (SUCR)
Saguaro National Park (SAGU)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Tonto National Monument (TONT)
Pipe Spring National Monument (PISP)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
Navajo National Monument (NAVA)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (SAPU)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
