Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Silky-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus sericocaudatus) - HBW 5, p. 348
French: Engoulevent à queue de soie
German: Seidennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Coladeseda
Taxonomy: Antrostomus serico-caudatis [sic] Cassin, 1849, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Forms superspecies with C. salvini and C. badius, all three sometimes being considered conspecific. C. rufus saltarius initially thought to belong in present species, but might alternatively be separate species or merely colour morph of C. r. rutilus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mengeli Dickerman, 1975 - N Brazil, N Peru and NW Bolivia.
- sericocaudatus (Cassin, 1849) - SE Brazil, E Paraguay and extreme NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling 8.30 pm Locality Cruce Caballero, Misiones Province, Argentina
Hernan Casañas-Seriema Na... 3 September 2000 2 years ago 3
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