Whip-Poor-Will

• Scientific Name: Caprimulgus Vociferus
• Common Name: Whip-Poor-Will
• Diet: insects
• Color: brown
• Size: 9.75 inches
• Active Period: Summer
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: nocturnal, catch insects in flight, perch on ground, large head
• Nest: scrape on ground
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Caprimulgus
• Family: Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)
• Order: Caprimulgiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: vociferus