Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens) - HBW 5, p. 355
French: Engoulevent noirâtre
German: Trauernachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Negruzco
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1848, lower Essequibo River, Guyana.
Forms superspecies with C. whitelyi. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Colombia and E Ecuador E through the Guianas and N Brazil, S to N & E Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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on the ground Locality Morro de Calzada, Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 2 December 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 37 sec 4.9 -
A bird on the ground. Locality Morro de Calzada, Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 2 December 2012 19 weeks ago 54 sec 4.8 -
A male laying and looking alert, then flying away Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Frank Witebsky 31 May 2007 5 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
A bird perched 1 meter from the ground in a small tree. Locality Acarouany Creek, Mana, French Guiana (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 27 April 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 3.8 -
Adult on road. Possibly near nesting site Locality Avanavero, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Marc de Bont 11 February 2010 2 years ago 15 sec 3.5 -
Filmed sitting on nest during the day Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
mark sutton 10 February 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 3
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Adult sitting on the ground at night.
Locality ATTA Rainforest Lodge, Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana (Monotypic species)
Allan Hopkins 11 November 2012 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult
Locality Saül, French Guiana (Monotypic species)
Patrick Ingremeau 23 October 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
Adult female
Locality Mana, French Guiana (Monotypic species)
Patrick Ingremeau 13 April 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Chick
Locality Mana, French Guiana (Monotypic species)
Patrick Ingremeau 14 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird roosting on the roof of one of the cabins.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 16 February 2006 4 years ago 4 -
A bird perched on the ground.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 23 June 2004 26 weeks ago 3.8
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A singing bird at night. Locality Floresta Amazonica Hotel, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Bradley Davis 12 July 2006 3 years ago 4
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