Mexican Whip-poor-will

SCI Name:  Antrostomus arizonae
Protonym:  Antrostomus vociferus arizonae Bull.NuttallOrn.Club 6 p.69
Taxonomy:  Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Antrostomus
Taxonomy Code:  souwpw1
Type Locality:  Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona.
Author:  Brewster
Publish Year:  1881
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

ANTROSTOMUS
(Caprimulgidae; Ϯ Chuck-will's-widow A. carolinensis) Gr. αντρον antron  cavern; στομα stoma, στοματος stomatos  mouth. "Son bec depuis son bout jusqu'aux coins de la bouche a un pouce sept lignes de long  ...  Les bords de la mâchoire supérieure sont garnis de longs poils noirs, tournés en-devant & roides comme des soyes  ...  Il se nourrit d'Insectes" (Brisson 1760); "Gen. 38. ANTROSTOMUS, Gould.    42. ANTROSTOMUS CAROLINENSIS, Nob. (Caprimulgus Carolinensis, Gm.) Aud. pl. 52.  Southern parts" (Bonaparte 1838); "Antrostomus Bonaparte, Geog. & Comp. List, 1838, p. 8  (Type, fixed by Gray, 1840, Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmel.)." (Cory, 1918, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. II (1), p. 131).
Var. Androstomus, Anthrostomus, Anthrostumus.
Synon. Annamornus, Setochalcis.

arizonae / arizonensis
Arizona, USA.

SUBSPECIES

Mexican Whip-poor-will (arizonae)
SCI Name: Antrostomus arizonae arizonae
arizonae / arizonensis
Arizona, USA.

Mexican Whip-poor-will (setosus)
SCI Name: Antrostomus arizonae setosus
setosus
L. saetosus or setosus  bristly, full of coarse hairs  < saeta or seta  bristle.

Mexican Whip-poor-will (oaxacae)
SCI Name: Antrostomus arizonae oaxacae
oaxacae
Oaxaca, southern Mexico.

Mexican Whip-poor-will (chiapensis)
SCI Name: Antrostomus arizonae chiapensis
chiapensis
Chiapas, Mexico.

Mexican Whip-poor-will (vermiculatus)
SCI Name: Antrostomus arizonae vermiculatus
vermiculata / vermiculatus
L. vermiculatus vermiculated, with sinuous worm-like markings < vermiculus little worm < dim. vermis worm.