- Systellura longirostris
Includes Tepui Nightjar and Tschudi's Nightjar
Identification
Has white or buff wing bars
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Eight subspecies are recognized:
- S. l. ruficervix:
- S. l. roraimae:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela
- S. l. atripunctata:
- S. l. bifasciata:
- S. l. longirostris:
- S. l. patagonica:
- Central and southern Argentina
- S. l. mochaensis:
- Isla Mocha and Ascención, central Chile
- S. l. decussatus:
Three of these have been proposed for status as full species by one or more authority: S. roraimae (Tepui Nightjar), S. ruficervix(this one especially in historical sources), S. decussatus (Tschudi's Nightjar; now accepted by SACC); the birds from Sucre and Monagas in Venezuela might also deserve full species status.
It was formerly included in the genus Caprimulgus.
Habitat
Dry and high-altitude shrubland and high-altitude grassland.
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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Band-winged Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Band-winged_Nightjar
