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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A male laying and looking alert, then flying away Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Frank Witebsky 31 May 2007 4 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
Adult on road. Possibly near nesting site Locality Avanavero, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Marc de Bont 11 February 2010 45 weeks ago 15 sec 3.2 -
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 22 weeks ago 16 sec 3 -
Filmed sitting on nest during the day Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
mark sutton 10 February 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 3 -
An individual motionless on the ground Locality Manu National Park, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 15 August 2002 8 years ago 17 sec 3 -
A bird on a road, bobbing the head and flying away Locality Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2002 5 years ago 9 sec 2.9
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Adult
Locality Saül, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 23 October 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Adult female
Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 13 April 2009 1 year 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 3 years ago 3.9 -
Chick
Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 14 August 2009 1 year ago 3.6 -
Two birds on day perch on the roof of my cabana.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 25 October 2004 25 weeks ago 3.5
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A singing bird at night. Locality Floresta Amazonica Hotel, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Bradley Davis 12 July 2006 2 years ago 3
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