Whip Poor Will

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Whip-poor-will

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Genus:	Caprimulgus
Species:	*C. vociferus*

Binomial name

Caprimulgus vociferus
Wilson, 1812

The Whip-poor-will or whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized (22-27 cm) nightjar, a type of nocturnal bird. The Whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen. It is named onomatopoetically after its call.

Appearance

Adults have mottled plumage: the upperparts are grey, black and brown; the lower parts are grey and black. They have a very short bill and a black throat. Males have a white patch below the throat and white tips on the outer tail feathers; in the female, these parts are light brown.

Behavior

The Whip-poor-will's breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods across southeastern Canada, eastern and southwestern United States, and Central America. They nest on the ground, in shaded locations, among dead leaves, and usually lay two creamy eggs. This bird does not normally flush from the nest unless it is underfoot.

Northern birds migrate to the southeastern United States and south to Central America. Central American races are largely resident. These birds forage at night, catching insects in flight. They normally sleep during the day.

call of the Whippoorwill (helpinfo)

Superstition

In New England, legend says the Whip-poor-will can sense a soul departing, and can capture it as it flees. This is used as a plot device in H.P. Lovecraft's story The Dunwich Horror.

Popular culture references

The whippoorwill is mentioned in several songs, books, and movies, including:

Does That Wind Still Blow in Oklahoma? - song by Reba McEntire and Ronnie Dunn
As Above, So Below - song by Klaxons
Cry of the Whippoorwill - song by Rhonda Vincent
Deeper than the Holler - song by Randy Travis
The Dunwich Horror - story by H.P. Lovecraft
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid - song from the 1966 version of the musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, sung by Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, and Michael Hordern
- song by The Tragically Hip on the album In Between Evolution
Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart - song by Iris DeMent on the album Infamous Angel
I Got a Name - song by Jim Croce
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - song by Hank Williams
It Happened One Night - movie starring Clark Gable
Magnolia - song by J J Cale
Midnight in Montgomery - song by Alan Jackson
My Blue Heaven - song recorded by Fats Domino, Smashing Pumpkins, and others
My Rifle, My Pony And Me - song from the film Rio Bravo (1959) by Dimitri Tiomkin / Paul Francis Webster
Mystery Men contained the cry of the bird near the end, though it was only being imitated by a character.
Pet Sematary - book by Stephen King
Philadelphia Freedom - song by Elton John
Sad Song - song by M. Ward
Sad Song - song by Cat Power on the album Speaking for Trees
Speed of the Whippoorwill - song by Chatham County Line on the album Speed of the Whippoorwill
That Sunday, That Summer - song by Nat King Cole
The First Whippoorwill - song by Bill Monroe
Underground to Canada - book by Barbara Smucker
Walden; or, Life in the Woods - book by Henry David Thoreau
Whip-Poor-Will - song by Magnolia Electric Co.
Whippoorwill - song by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
If the world had a front porch - song by Tracy Lawrence
Songs About Texas - song by Pat Green
Where The Whipoorwill [sicIs Whispering Goodnight]] - song by Charlie Poole

References

BirdLife International (2004). Caprimulgus vociferus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Whippoorwill
sound

External links

Whip-poor-will Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
Whip-poor-will Information - South Dakota Birds and Birding

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Caprimulgiformes
Ridgway, 1881

Families

see text

The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution (except Antarctica). They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal.
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Caprimulgidae
Vigors, 1825

Genera

Nyctiprogne
Podager
Lurocalis
Chordeiles
Nyctidromus
Phalaenoptilus
Siphonorhis
Nyctiphrynus
Caprimulgus

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Caprimulgus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Many, see text

Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills.
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Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist and illustrator.

Wilson was born in Paisley, Scotland, the son of an illiterate distiller. In 1779 he was apprenticed as a weaver.
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Caprimulgidae
Vigors, 1825

Genera

Nyctiprogne
Podager
Lurocalis
Chordeiles
Nyctidromus
Phalaenoptilus
Siphonorhis
Nyctiphrynus
Caprimulgus

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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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New England

Political history
Chartering as Plymouth Council for New England 1620
Formation as United Colonies of New England 1643
Formation as Dominion of New England 1686
Admission to U.S.
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Born: July 20 1890
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: March 15 1937 (aged 48)
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Occupation: short story writer
novelist
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"The Dunwich Horror"
Author H. P. Lovecraft
Language English
Genre(s) Horror short story
Published in Weird Tales
Publication type Periodical
Media type Print (Magazine)
Publication date April, 1929

"The Dunwich Horror"
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Hermes Trismegistus's axiom, "As Above, So Below" is a key metaphysical concept that is captured in various forms in addition to Hermes' Emerald Tablet.

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A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum
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Revival Cast Recording
Music Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
Book Burt Shevelove
Larry Gelbart

Productions 1962 Broadway
1963 West End
1972 Broadway
1986 West End
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Zero Mostel

Mostel in The Producers
Birth name Samuel Joel Mostel
Born January 28 1915
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers
Birth name Philip Silver
Born 11 May 1911
New York, New York, United States
Died November 1 1985 (aged 74)
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