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Two Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) breeding records from Calhoun County, Alabama

Published in 2001

Although the Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) is common in summer in the mountains of north Alabama (Imhof 1976), and is well known by voice, it remains one of the least known of Alabama birds and the least known of the three caprimulgids occurring in the state.


Author: Bill Summerour
Volume Number: 47 Year Published: 2001
Issue Number: 1
Page Number: 5

Link to article: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/2001/Vol. 47 No 1 2001_p5-11 .pdf
Link to the full issue of BirdLife: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/2001/Vol. 47 No 1 2001 .pdf
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Published on:
January 19, 2018

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