Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) - HBW 5, p. 333
French: Engoulevent à ventre roux
German: Andennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Añapero Ventrirrufo
Other common names: Taczanowski’s Nighthawk
Taxonomy: Lurocalis rufiventris Taczanowski, 1884, Peru.
Formerly considered conspecific with L. semitorquatus, with which probably forms superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Confined to Andes, from W Venezuela to SW Colombia, S through C Ecuador, W & S Peru to W Bolivia.
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Two birds perched on a branch in the rain, preening and shaking off the water Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 8 January 2008 5 years ago 46 sec 3.9
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An immature on a day roost. Extensive white in the wing coverts mark this bird as an immature.
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 16 November 2007 3 years ago 4.3 -
Two birds on a day roost in the rain.
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 9 January 2008 3 years ago 3.8
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Song Locality Wayqecha Cloud Forest Biological Station, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Libor Vaicenbacher 23 November 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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