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Alternative name: Lesser Band-winged Nightjar
- Systellura decussata
Identification
Distribution
Western Peru and extreme northern Chile.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Band-winged Nightjar.
Habitat
Dry and shrubland.
Behaviour
Eats insects which are caught around light sources, or flycatching from e.g., roads.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths.
- SACC baseline read July 2010
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tschudi's Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tschudi%27s_Nightjar
