Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) - HBW 5, p. 385
French: Engoulevent à traîne
German: Hakenschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Coludo
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus forcipatus Nitzsch, 1840, Brazil.
Species name has commonly been given as creagra, but forcipata has priority by ten years; contrary to some claims, forcipata has been regularly used in literature during the past 50 years, by Brazilian ornithologists, and so should stand. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Brazil, in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais (possibly), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Caterina (possibly) and Rio Grande do Sul; also NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on a road, taking off twice Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 3.1 -
One adult male. Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 5 October 2011 32 weeks ago 32 sec 2.3 -
One adult male. Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 5 October 2011 32 weeks ago 18 sec 2 -
One adult male. Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 5 October 2011 32 weeks ago 6 sec 1.8
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A male waiting for an insect.
Locality Brazil
Fábio Manfredini 8 October 2011 32 weeks ago 3.8 -
The monster in flight
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Tomas Grim 13 September 2010 40 weeks ago 3 -
A male perched on a road, illuminated by a spotlight.
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 3 October 2007 2 years ago 3
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