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poorwillfootdorsal

Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii). Caprimulgiformes have a pectinate, or comb-like, middle nail. This is used to groom the feathers. The only other group to have these is the herons, Ardeidae.

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Identification: Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (common poorwill)
Contributors: Bird Division, University of Michigan
photographer copyright holder identification; Janet Hinshaw
photographer
Subjects: Type Photo; Subject Specimen; Subject Specimen/Foot/Dorsal View

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