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Photo by jocateme
Location: Eldorado, Mato Grasso do Sul, Brazil
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, Guianas and extreme north of Brazil; and south of the Amazon to central Argentina.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Habitats include forest edges, river edges, savanna and marshes.

Behaviour

Photo by Fritz73
Location: Uruguai PP, Misiones, Argentina

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