B&S Draker / Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) adult on nest. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, May.

B&S Draker / Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) eggs in nest on ground. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, May.

Pete Oxford / Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) resting and camouflaged on a tree trunk, Rewa River, Rupununi, Guyana

Gerrit Vyn / Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) adult, gray morph of the subspecies N. a. merrilli. These birds are often seen perched on dirt roads at night. Starr County, Texas

Martin Gabriel / Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) sitting on ground, Palo Verde NP, Costa Rica

Martin Gabriel / Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) portrait, Palo Verde NP, Costa Rica

Shattil & Rozinski / Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) sleeping on the ground, Lower Rio Grande Valley wildlife corridor, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) nest with eggs, Cameron County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. May 2004

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) camouflaged on ground nest, incubating eggs among leaf litter, Peru

Kim Taylor / White-naped Nightjar / Common pauraque {Nyctidromus albicollis} incubating on ground, Trinidad, West Indies.

Kim Taylor / White-naped Nightjar / Common pauraque {Nyctidromus albicollis} eggs on ground. South America. [Trinidad, West Indies]

Kim Taylor / White-naped Nightjar / Common pauraque {Nyctidromus albicollis} incubating eggs on ground, South America. [Trinidad, West Indies]

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common pauraque on nest at night {Nyctidromus albicollis} Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common pauraque camouflaged on nest {Nyctidromus albicollis} Texas, USA

Claus Meyer / Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) singing, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Claus Meyer / Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) portrait, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Doug Wechsler / Common pauraque camouflaged on leaf litter. Tropical dry forest, Santa Rosa NP, Costa Rica