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 3 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 3 years ago 17 sec 4.5 -
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 3 years ago 46 sec 4.3 -
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 3 years ago 39 sec 3.3 -
A bird dayroosting on a rock Locality Rubble, Utuana, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp ruficervix)
Richard Garrigues 13 January 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 2.9
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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 47 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
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singing at dusk in the capital of Ecuador Locality Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp ruficervix)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 24 December 2009 3 years ago 2
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