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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Adult sitting on the ground at night.
Locality ATTA Rainforest Lodge, Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana (Monotypic species)
Allan Hopkins 11 November 2012 22 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 25 weeks ago 3.8 -
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 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird resting on the forest ground, among dry leaves.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 23 June 2004 25 weeks ago 3.4
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