Usually means: Nocturnal bird, camouflaged, Central America.
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▸ noun:  Any of species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars found from the far southern part of the US through Central and South America.

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parauque, potoo, Eurasian nightjar, night-jar, jar-owl, bullbat, nightjar, nighthawk, noctule, quit, more...

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parauque, potoo, Eurasian nightjar, night-jar, jar-owl, bullbat, nightjar, nighthawk, noctule, quit, more...



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