Today’s bird

Antillean Nighthawk

Chordeiles gundlachii

Family: Nightjars and allies

Antillean Nighthawk is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. The two eggs are laid directly on bare ground - there is no nest.

  2. It is a nightjar native to the Caribbean, The Bahamas, and Florida Keys.

  3. The call is a short pikadik usually heard overhead.

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