Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) - HBW 5, p. 382
French: Engoulevent trifide
German: Staffelschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras de Escalera
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus climacocercus Tschudi, 1844, Peru.
Validity of races intercedens, pallidior and canescens questionable, as all three occur along a 120-km stretch of the lower Amazon between Obidos and Santarém, and all remain virtually unknown. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- schomburgki P. L. Sclater, 1866 - E Venezuela and the Guianas.
- climacocerca (Tschudi, 1844) - SE & E Colombia to S Venezuela, and S to N & E Bolivia.
- intercedens Todd, 1937 - NC Brazil: known only from type locality at Obidos in W Pará.
- schomburgki P. L. Sclater, 1866 - E Venezuela and the Guianas.
- climacocerca (Tschudi, 1844) - SE & E Colombia to S Venezuela, and S to N & E Bolivia.
- intercedens Todd, 1937 - NC Brazil: known only from type locality at Obidos in W Pará.
- pallidior Todd, 1937 - NC Brazil: known only from type locality at Santarém in W Pará.
- canescens Griscom & Greenway, 1937 - NC Brazil: known only from lower Tapajós in W Pará.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male roosting on a branch at the edge of the river, recorded from a moving boat Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp climacocerca)
Josep del Hoyo 1 September 2007 3 years ago 33 sec 4 -
A male roosting at the edge of a river, recorded from a moving boat Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp climacocerca)
Josep del Hoyo 1 September 2007 3 years ago 39 sec 3.9 -
A male keeping still on a branch Locality Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp climacocerca)
Bill Wayman 31 October 2002 4 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a submerged stem then flying away Locality Cocha Blanco, Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Keith Blomerley 24 November 2004 2 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
female on branch at river side Locality Kayserberg, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp schomburgki?)
Marc de Bont 20 February 2010 1 year ago 14 sec 2.8 -
on ground Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp climacocerca)
Martin Kennewell 7 September 2006 39 weeks ago 12 sec 2.7
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an adult female, frontal view
Locality Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
An adult female, lateral view
Locality Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 23 weeks ago 4.2 -
A male perched on a branch.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp canescens)
Carmelo López 20 November 2011 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
Ladder-tailed Nightjar perched on branch above water.
Locality Anavilhanas Archipelago, Rio Negro, Amazonas State, Brazil
marmoset 16 July 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Ladder-tailed Nightjar, Napo River Island, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Locality Orellana Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 11 September 2008 3 years ago 3 -
Sleepy nightjar with only a passing interest in the photographer.
Locality Cocha Blanco, Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Mac McCormick 16 June 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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