The Eastern Whip-poor-will is becoming locally rare.

Due to its haunting, ethereal song, the Eastern Whip-poor-will is the topic of numerous legends.

This bird is sometimes confused with the Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), due to the peculiar and somewhat similar names.

This bird previously was lumped with the Eastern Whip-poor-will, however with both types having different ranges and vocalizatons, the eggs having different coloration, and DNA sequencing showing enough differentation, it was determined enough evidence was available to separate the 2 types into different species.

This bird is sometimes confused with the Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), due to the peculiar and somewhat similar names.

The Eastern Whip-poor-will, (Antrostomus vociferus), is a medium-sized (22-27 cm) nightjar bird from North and Central America.