active at night such as moths, beetles, and winged ants. It will also eat small birds and bats, swallowing them whole. Breeding The eggs are laid on patches of dead leaves on the ground. They are pink with spots of brown and lavender and are incubated by the female. Gallery References Sources External links audubon.org Chuck-will's-widow – USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter Chuck-will's-widow Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology Chuck-will's-widow Bird Sound Antrostomus Nightjars Birds of the United States Birds of Hispaniola Birds of the Dominican Republic Chuck-will's-widow Birds described in 1789 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin