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- Setopagis maculosa
Identification
22.5cm
- Grey-brown upperparts
- Buff underparts barred brown
- Black, brown-streaked crown and nape
- Narrow tawny collar on hindneck
- Grey-brown, buff spotted wing-coverts
- White patch each side of lower throat
Distribution
South America: known from a 1917 specimen from French Guiana.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly included in the genus Caprimulgus.
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cayenne Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cayenne_Nightjar
