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'''Includes Todd's Nightjar''' | '''Includes Todd's Nightjar''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]]. | [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
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- Caprimulgus parvulus
Includes Todd's Nightjar
Identification
Similar Species
Can be surprisingly similar to Pauraque but that species has a much longer tail.
Distribution
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
The SACC (2007, 2008) split Todd's Nightjar Caprimulgus heterurus from Caprimulgus parvulus; this split was accepted by Gill & Wright (2008) and BirdLife International (2008).
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
References
- BirdLife International (2008) The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources. Version 1. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB].
- Gill F & Wright M. 2008. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276. Update (2008) downloaded from http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html.
