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[[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]]. | [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Two subspecies are recognized: ''parvulus'' and ''heterurus''. <br /> | + | Two subspecies are recognized: ''parvulus'' (most of the range given) and ''heterurus'' (northern Colombia and Venezuela). <br /> |
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). | 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== | ==Habitat== | ||
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# 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 http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip] [.xls zipped 1 MB]. | # 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 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 http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html]. | # 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 http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html]. | ||
| + | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop252.html SACC] proposal to name the subspecies ''heterurus'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Caprimulgus+parvulus}} | {{GSearch|Caprimulgus+parvulus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Caprimulgus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Caprimulgus]] | ||
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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
Two subspecies are recognized: parvulus (most of the range given) and heterurus (northern Colombia and Venezuela).
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
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- 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.
- SACC proposal to name the subspecies heterurus
