Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Band-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longirostris) - HBW 5, p. 353
French: Engoulevent à miroir
German: Spiegelnachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Ñañarca
Other common names: Rufous-naped Nightjar (ruficervix)
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus longirostris Bonaparte, 1825, South America.
Race ruficervix has sometimes been treated as a separate species, but geographical variation in voice remains too poorly known to provide a clear picture of the relationships. Seven subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ruficervix (P. L. Sclater, 1866) - W & N Venezuela, W Colombia and Ecuador.
- roraimae (Chapman, 1929) - Pantepui of S Venezuela.
- atripunctatus (Chapman, 1923) - C & S Peru, C & SW Bolivia, NW Argentina and N Chile.
- ruficervix (P. L. Sclater, 1866) - W & N Venezuela, W Colombia and Ecuador.
- roraimae (Chapman, 1929) - Pantepui of S Venezuela.
- atripunctatus (Chapman, 1923) - C & S Peru, C & SW Bolivia, NW Argentina and N Chile.
- decussatus Tschudi, 1844 - SW Peru and extreme N Chile.
- bifasciatus Gould, 1837 - Chile and W Argentina.
- longirostris Bonaparte, 1825 - SE Brazil, NW & C Paraguay, NE Argentina and Uruguay.
- patagonicus Olrog, 1962 - C & S Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female on a rock during the day Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp longirostris)
herve jacob 31 October 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 4.8 -
A male was found nesting in edge of a road that has restricted access. This individual was found at about 06.30AM and returned t Locality Macarao National Park, Venezuela (ssp ruficervix)
DAVID ASCANIO 6 June 2010 1 year ago 17 sec 4.3 -
a close-up of a male found nesting at edge of a paved road. Locality Macarao National Park, Venezuela (ssp ruficervix)
DAVID ASCANIO 6 June 2010 1 year ago 46 sec 4.2 -
Another close-up of the male found perched on the nest that contained a single white egg. Locality Macarao National Park, Venezuela (ssp ruficervix)
DAVID ASCANIO 6 June 2010 1 year ago 39 sec 3.3 -
A bird dayroosting on a rock Locality Rubble, Utuana, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp ruficervix)
Richard Garrigues 13 January 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 2.9
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A bird resting on a road.
Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp ruficervix)
Scott Olmstead 24 July 2007 2 years ago 4.3 -
One bird resting on a branch in Polylepis forest
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tomas Grim 27 December 2009 25 weeks ago 3.9 -
A female arriving to where it spends the night.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
peperodriguez 1 January 2007 2 years ago 3.8 -
A male perching on the pasture land.
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Libor Vaicenbacher 2 years ago 3.8 -
Chotacabras de Ala Bandeada
Locality Ancash Department, Peru
marcoruizserkovic 11 weeks ago 3.8 -
A roosting bird
Locality Río Blanco Reserve, Caldas Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 29 October 2011 14 weeks ago 3.8
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singing at dusk in the capital of Ecuador Locality Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp ruficervix)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 24 December 2009 2 years ago 2
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