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| − | + | [[Image:Nacunda_Nighthawk_2.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|jocateme|jocateme}}<br />Eldorado, Mato Grasso do Sul, [[Brazil]]]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Chordeiles|Chordeiles]] nacunda | |
| − | [[Image:Nacunda_Nighthawk_2.jpg|thumb| | + | ''Podager nacunda'' |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Nacunda_Nighthawk_flight_by_Rick_and_Elis.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Rick_and_Elis|Rick and Elis}}<br />Ubatuba, [[Brazil]], January 2012]] | |
| − | + | 27·5–32 cm (11-13 in) | |
| − | + | *White throat patch | |
| + | *White belly and flanks (seen in flight) | ||
| + | *Distinctive white bands on the wings<br /> | ||
| + | Male has white tips on its outer tail feathers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | 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== | ||
| + | This species was recently transferred from the genus ''[[:Category:Podager|Podager]]'' to ''[[: Category:Chordeiles|Chordeiles]]''. In consequence a new name was needed for one of the subspecies, ''P. n. minor'' has now become ''Chordeiles nacunda coryi''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Nacunda_Nighthawk.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Uruguai PP, Misiones, [[Argentina]]]] | ||
| + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. n. coryi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''C. n. nacunda'': | ||
| + | :*East [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]] south of Amazon to [[Paraguay]] and central [[Argentina]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes. | + | Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes, often where these are surrounded by drier, open country. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:0199113 NAcunda Nighthawk 0199113.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Michael+Hooper|Michael Hooper}}<br />Ceibas, [[Argentina]], 20 January 2020]] | ||
| + | In flight sometimes glides on wings raised in a [[Dictionary_D-F#D|dihedral]], and often foraging in groups. Spends the day on the ground on for example sand banks, sometimes in quite large groups. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Mainly [[Dictionary_M-O#N|nocturnal]], sometimes [[Dictionary_A-C#C|crepuscular]]. Their main diet consists of froghoppers, beetles, bugs, locusts, winged ants and dragonflies etc. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=181553 Birdforum thread discussing the proposal to place this species in genus ''Chordeiles''] | ||
| + | #Cleere, N. & Kirwan, G.M. (2020). Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/55169 on 16 February 2020 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|nighthawk+nacunda}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chordeiles]] |
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 13 February 2022
- Chordeiles nacunda
Podager nacunda
Identification
27·5–32 cm (11-13 in)
- White throat patch
- White belly and flanks (seen in flight)
- Distinctive white bands on the wings
Male has white tips on its outer 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
This species was recently transferred from the genus Podager to Chordeiles. In consequence a new name was needed for one of the subspecies, P. n. minor has now become Chordeiles nacunda coryi.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. n. coryi:
- C. n. nacunda:
Habitat
Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes, often where these are surrounded by drier, open country.
Behaviour
In flight sometimes glides on wings raised in a dihedral, and often foraging in groups. Spends the day on the ground on for example sand banks, sometimes in quite large groups.
Diet
Mainly nocturnal, sometimes crepuscular. Their main diet consists of froghoppers, beetles, bugs, locusts, winged ants and dragonflies etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing the proposal to place this species in genus Chordeiles
- Cleere, N. & Kirwan, G.M. (2020). Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/55169 on 16 February 2020
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Nacunda Nighthawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nacunda_Nighthawk
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
