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Photo by intervales
Intervales State Park, Brazil, July 2010

Macropsalis forcipata

Macropsalis creagra

Identification

The male has a very long tail that is strongly forked, while the female has a slightly forked tail.

Similar species

Scissor-tailed Nightjar is paler and has a shorter tail that in flight can be seen to be three-pointed (only outher tail feathers are strongly elongated).

Distribution

South America: found in south-eastern Brazil and adjacent north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

It has in the past been called Macropsalis creagra.

Habitat

Forest, edges, secondary growth, etc. in hilly areas and smaller mountains

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-trained Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-trained_Nightjar

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