Mexican Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus arizonae

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Antrostomus
eBird Code
souwpw1

Vocalizations

Cole Wolf · CC_BY_4_0
Spencer Hurt · CC_BY_4_0
Tristan A. McKnight · CC0_1_0
Mike Ostrowski · CC_BY_4_0
Adam Jackson · CC0_1_0
Cole Wolf · CC_BY_4_0
Ken-ichi Ueda · CC0_1_0
gsexauer · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Antrostomus arizonae arizonae

    southwestern USA to central Mexico

  • Antrostomus arizonae chiapensis

    southeastern Mexico and highlands of Guatemala

  • Antrostomus arizonae oaxacae

    southwestern Mexico

  • Antrostomus arizonae setosus

    eastern Mexico

  • Antrostomus arizonae vermiculatus

    highlands of Honduras and El Salvador

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.