- Caprimulgus parvulus
Identification
Male has white on outer tail, scapulars, a bar across the primaries, and on chin and throat. Female is missing white on tail, and has buffy instead of white in wings.
Similar Species
Can be surprisingly similar to Pauraque but that species has a much longer tail.
Todd's Nightjar has larger white area in the wings.
Distribution
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Todd's Nightjar has in the past been considered to be a subspecies of this species.
It has recently been proposed to place this species and Roraiman Nightjar in genus Setopagis
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Nocturnal
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
- Birdforum thread discussing which genus this species belongs in
