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.

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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

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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 3 years ago 4.4
Individual adult undetermined. Locality Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 15 November 2009 33 weeks ago 4.2
Adult. Locality Ancash Department, Peru
Marco Ruiz S 1 year ago 4
A male perching on the pasture land. Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Libor Vaicenbacher 3 years ago 4
A female arriving to where it spends the night. Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
peperodriguez 1 January 2007 3 years ago 4
One bird resting on a branch in Polylepis forest Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tomas Grim 27 December 2009 1 year ago 3.9
A roosting bird Locality Río Blanco Reserve, Caldas Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 29 October 2011 1 year ago 3.8
A male bird on the roof of a house Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp ruficervix)
Miguel Emmanuelli 11 July 2010 2 years ago 3.5
A band-winged nightjar standing on a rock Locality Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
mashidaniel90 15 January 2011 2 years ago 3.2
Sitting on ground. Locality Pirenópolis, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp longirostris)
Jerdickens 10 August 2011 43 weeks ago 3
A bird resting on a rock ledge Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Rodrigo Paez 24 February 2009 3 years ago 2.5