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White throat patch and, in flight, white belly and flanks and very distinctive white bands on the wings. The male has white tips on its tail feathers. | White throat patch and, in flight, white belly and flanks and very distinctive white bands on the wings. The male has white tips on its tail feathers. | ||
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| − | The Nacunda Nighthawk is found in [[South America]] east of the Andes in two groups: [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], Guianas and extreme north of [[Brazil]]; and south of the Amazon to central [[Argentina]]. | + | The Nacunda Nighthawk is found in [[South America]] east of the Andes in two groups: [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and extreme north of [[Brazil]]; and south of the Amazon to central [[Argentina]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:Nacunda_Nighthawk.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Location: Uruguai PP, Misiones, [[Argentina]]]] | ||
Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. n. minor'' | *''P. n. minor'' | ||
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Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes. | Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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- Podager nacunda
Identification
White throat patch and, in flight, white belly and flanks and very distinctive white bands on the wings. The male has white tips on its tail feathers.
Distribution
The Nacunda Nighthawk is found in South America east of the Andes in two groups: Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and extreme north of Brazil; and south of the Amazon to central Argentina.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. n. minor
- P. n. nacunda
It has recently been suggested that this species should be transferred to the genus Chordeiles.
Habitat
Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes.
Behaviour
References
- 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.
- [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=181553 Birdforum thread discussing the proposal to place this species in genus Chordeiles
