Yucatan Nightjar

Antrostomus badius Bangs & Peck, 1908

Caprimulgidae — Nightjars

Yucatan Nightjar, Antrostomus badius, is a nightjar of the Yucatán Peninsula in Middle America, with breeding presence in Mexico and records from Belize and north-western Honduras. It was described by Bangs & Peck in 1908. It lives in scrub, brushy woodland and forest edges, and is a year-round resident on the Yucatán Peninsula and Cozumel. The species is monotypic. It is a member of Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
Breeding range: Middle America: Yucatán Pen.

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Mexico 1, Canada 1

Classic 9-Day Yucatan Birding Route

Mexico / Cancun Group tour 9 days

A relaxed 9-day Yucatan Peninsula birding route through Cancun, Cozumel, Rio Lagartos, Valladolid, Coba, Muyil and Felipe Carrillo Puerto....

Carrot River Birding Tour – Quest for Whip-poor-wills, Chimney Swifts and Golden-winged Warblers 2027

Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 3 days

A three-day self-drive birding journey into northeastern Saskatchewan, searching forest and river-valley habitats for eastern specialities....

From CAD 2,890