- Nyctipolus nigrescens
Identification
19·5–21·5 cm (7¾-8½ in)
- Very dark plumage
- Narrow white collar on lower throat
Male: white-tipped outer tail feathers and small white area on primaries
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies C. n. australis is generally considered invalid[2].
It was formerly included in the genus Caprimulgus.
Habitat
Savanna, rocky areas, woodland edges and forest clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of moths, beetles and other insects. They hawk over the tree canopy and rocky outcrops.
Breeding
The egg is laid on the ground on or between fallen leaves, and is incubated by both sexes for 14 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
- Birdforum thread discussing proposals to transfer this species to another genus
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blackish Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blackish_Nightjar
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