---
title: "Lelkowiec krzykliwy"
description: "Antrostomus vociferus — Ptaki. The eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus; also called \"whip-o-will\", \"whip o' will\", etc.) is a medium-sized (22–27 cm or 8.7–10.6 in) bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/eastern-whip-poor-will
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lelkowiec krzykliwy

> Antrostomus vociferus — Ptaki. The eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus; also called "whip-o-will", "whip o' will", etc.) is a medium-sized (22–27 cm or 8.7–10.6 in) bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America.

- Scientific name: *Antrostomus vociferus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 5368
- Wikidata: [Q1268205](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268205)
- iNaturalist taxon: [199837](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199837)

## Names

- en: Eastern Whip-poor-will
- de: Schwarzkehlnachtschwalbe
- es: Tapacaminos Cuerporruín Norteño
- fr: Engoulevent bois-pourri
- nl: Whippoorwill
- pt: Noitibó-cantor
- pl: Lelkowiec krzykliwy

## Countries with the most observations

US (3268), CA (1107), MX (18), CR (4), HN (4), CU (3)

## Summary

The eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus; also called "whip-o-will", "whip o' will", etc.) is a medium-sized (22–27 cm or 8.7–10.6 in) bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its camouflage. It is named onomatopoeically after its song.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_whip-poor-will

## Photo

![Lelkowiec krzykliwy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-whip-poor-will/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78153605

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-whip-poor-will?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).