Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) - HBW 5, p. 334
French: Engoulevent sable
German: Flußnachtschwalbe
Spanish: Añapero Blanco
Other common names: White-throated Nightjar(!)
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus rupestris Spix, 1825, rocky islands in the Rio Negro, Brazil.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- xyostictus Oberholser, 1914 - C Colombia.
- rupestris (Spix, 1825) - NE Ecuador, NE Peru, SE Colombia and S Venezuela E through N & C Brazil and S to C Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group on the rocks near a river Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp rupestris)
Adrian Long 6 September 2003 6 years ago 6 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a rock near the river Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp rupestris)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 6 September 2003 6 years ago 5 sec 3.5 -
Three birds perched on a branch and a group flying away Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp rupestris)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 6 September 2003 6 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
Hundred of individuals leaving the roost at dusk Locality Yarapa River, Loreto Department, Peru
DAVID ASCANIO 26 January 2011 51 weeks ago 28 sec 3 -
A bird flying Locality Amazonas River, Brazil (ssp rupestris)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2006 4 years ago 12 sec 2.8 -
A group on the rocks Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp rupestris)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 6 September 2003 6 years ago 6 sec 2.7
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A bird on the ground.
Locality Cachuela Esperanza, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp rupestris)
Joe Tobias 9 May 2005 28 weeks ago 4.6 -
An individual on the sand.
Locality Cachuela Esperanza, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp rupestris)
Joe Tobias 9 May 2005 28 weeks ago 3.9 -
A male singing on a rock.
Locality Cachuela Esperanza, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp rupestris)
Joe Tobias 9 May 2005 28 weeks ago 3.2
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