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Sand-collored Nighthawk
dacol

Sand-collored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris)

A flock was resting at day time on trees and bushes at the edge of a flooded forest on an island in the Amazon River near Santarm.
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Habitat
Riverine flooded tropical forest
Location
Jari do Socorro, near Santarm, Par, Brazil
Date taken
August 4, 2005
Scientific name
Chordeiles rupestris
Equipment used
Oly C750 digicam, Raynox 2.2 teleconverter
sungrebe
That is wonderful!! I love shots of birds that remind me of avian diversity. I've been in the flooded forests down there but never saw this guy. We have the Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).in New York.
 

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