- Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Identification
Dark body, white band on the tail formed by 3 white spots on the 3 outermost tail feathers.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- N. l. pallida:
- N. l. leucopyga:
- N. l. exigua:
- N. l. latifascia:
- Extreme southern Venezuela
- N. l. majuscula:
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps.
Behaviour
Nocturnal.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Nighthawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Nighthawk
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.