#Pauraque
A weird little bird. Actually, not that little, close to a foot in length, but so well camouflaged we didn't see one that was right in front of our feet. Common pauraque, Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

#pauraque #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky #birdwatching #riograndevalleytexas
March 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A Common Pauraque sleeping camouflaged on the ground
#birds #CostaRica
January 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Hiding in plain sight. A well-camouflaged common pauraque (a nightbird). They roost on the ground during the day and hunt insects at night. Texas USA. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Lifer #Photography #Nature #Wildlife
March 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The Common Pauraque by Debra Martz
Widespread in the Neotropics but ventures into the U.S. just at the southernmost tip of Texas.

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#Pauraque #NightJar #bird #camouflaged #birds #aves #BirdLovers #ornithology #photography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Feathered
March 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
January 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A very hard bird to find the common Pauraque. SeanLeahyPhotos.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The Common Pauraque
(Nyctidromus albicollis) painting.

Hearing their haunting, beautiful call in the middle of the night on a quiet country road will always be magical!
#BirdArt #Art #birdwatching #Birds
January 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Most Nighthawk
Most Pauraque
Most Seedsnipe
Most Sandpiper
Most Auklet
Most Tern
Most Grebe
Most Storm-Petrel
Most Bittern
Most Pygmy-Owl
Most Boobook
Most Honeyguide
Most Flycatcher
There are 13 birds with "Least" in the common name and none with "Most".

This seems to be an oversight.
September 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A Common Pauraque doing it's best impression of sticks and leaves - when #SittingDownOnTheJob IS the job. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding
July 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Happy #CritterDay!! I was looking for a nesting Pauraque, but I found a bunny instead, and I'm not really mad about it. (I'm finding that Pauraque this winter, though!) #originalcontent #photography 📷🦊
April 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Common Pauraque (COPA)
Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas
November 6, 2025
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #tx #texas #wildlife #nature 🪶
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
'Common Pauraque Snug In Its Surroundings'
Photographed in Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas, in February.

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#CommonPauraque #Pauraque #Nightjar #bird #birds #aves #avian #BirdLovers #featheredFriends #ornithology #photography #AYearForArt
May 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Common Pauraque for #BirdOfTheDay
Camouflage.
If this looks obvious, try seeing without the scope 😂
Costa Rica, June 2024.
Photo taken by a fellow tourist’s phone through a scope.
April 25, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Night and day. Common Pauraque. #CañoNegro #CostaRica 12/24 #Sony #a6700 #Tamron 50-400 @ 600mm. Program w/my #birds and #wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #PointNShootNature
January 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Show me a grumpier looking bird. Common pauraque. Sarapique, Costa Rica. #birds 🪶
March 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Probably the wrongest Merlin has ever been for me. No, I did not hear a great tinamou in Central Park. (Or a pauraque for that matter; both C/S.American birds)
September 14, 2023 at 3:00 PM
I don’t love birds, you do.
Pauraque from Costa Rica.
June 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
More from Mexico; Streaked-backed Oriole, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Orange breasted bunting and Common Pauraque . Saw Humpbacked whales every other day and managed to fit in some birding before and after work, great trip.
January 31, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Excellent views of Common Pauraque on Cozumel and in Calakmul over the festive period 🇲🇽🪶
March 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Even though I got the best instructions where to look for it it took me 20 minutes to find
Common Pauraque
#birds
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A Common Pauraque, a nightjar species, sleeping near a trail. Great camouflage, very difficult to spot when on the ground under shrubs.🪶
#birding #wildlife #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
March 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
オオヨタカ
どこにいるでしょう? というほどの難易度じゃないか
May 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Soundtrack to this photo is the calling of a pauraque
August 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) are a type of nightjar that inhabit Tapir Valley and are commonly heard and seen during our night walks.
March 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM