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;[[:Category:Macropsalis|Macropsalis]] forcipata | ;[[:Category:Macropsalis|Macropsalis]] forcipata | ||
| + | ''Macropsalis creagra'' | ||
==Identification== | ==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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Brazil]] and adjacent north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | It has in the past been called ''Macropsalis creagra''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Forest, edges, secondary growth, etc. in hilly areas and smaller mountains | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- 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
It has in the past been called Macropsalis creagra.
Habitat
Forest, edges, secondary growth, etc. in hilly areas and smaller mountains
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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-trained Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-trained_Nightjar
External Links
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