Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Roraiman Nightjar (Caprimulgus whitelyi) - HBW 5, p. 355

French: Engoulevent du Roraima German: Roraimanachtschwalbe Spanish: Chotacabras del Roraima

Taxonomy: Antrostomus whitelyi Salvin, 1885, Mt Roraima, Venezuela.
Forms superspecies with C. nigrescens. Monotypic.

Distribution: Pantepui of SE Venezuela, and possibly also adjacent areas of Guyana and N Brazil. Known only from Cerros Roraima, Ptari-tepui, Jaua, Urutaní and Duida.