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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Dark body, white band on the tail formed by 3 white spots on the 3 outermost tail feathers. | |
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] | ||
| + | [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Band-tailed Nighthawk1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Marcelo+Padua|Marcelo Padua}}<br />Pixaim River (Pantanal)]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''N. l. pallida'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical north-eastern [[Colombia]] to central [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''N. l. leucopyga'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''N. l. exigua'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical eastern [[Colombia]] and southern [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''N. l. latifascia'': | ||
| + | :*Extreme southern [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''N. l. majuscula'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[Peru]] to eastern [[Bolivia]] and central [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Nocturnal. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Arthur Grosset | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Nyctiprogne+leucopyga}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Nyctiprogne]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 22 December 2021
- Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Identification
Dark body, white band on the tail formed by 3 white spots on the 3 outermost tail feathers.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- N. l. pallida:
- N. l. leucopyga:
- N. l. exigua:
- N. l. latifascia:
- Extreme southern Venezuela
- N. l. majuscula:
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps.
Behaviour
Nocturnal.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Nighthawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Nighthawk
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
