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- Eleothreptus candicans
Identification
Flight
The male shows white wings and a white tail.
The female has dark barring on her tawny-rufous wings and tail.
Distribution
South America: found in the interior of northern Bolivia, south-central Brazil and eastern Paraguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species was formerly placed in the genus Caprimulgus.
Habitat
Short grasses with termite mounds.
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/
- BirdLife International (2008) The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources. Version 1. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB].
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-winged Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-winged_Nightjar
External Links
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