Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis)

Other Names (World)
Cuban Nightjar, Antillean Nightjar, Greater Antillean Nightjar

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (B) (NB), Dominican Republic, Haiti.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis) [XC108735]
by id from Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila, Cuba (song)

Subspecies
Caprimulgus cubanensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis) and Hispaniolan Nightjar (Antrostomus ekmani) following Garrido and Reynard (1994), contra AOU (1998). This treatment is under review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group.

May form superspecies with Hispaniolan Nightjar (Antrostomus ekmani), with which it was until recently considered conspecific, but notable differences in voice.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cubanensis (Lawrence, 1860) - Cuba.
insulaepinorum (Garrido, 1983) - I of Pines and Cayo Coco.
ekmani (L�nnberg, 1929) - Hispaniola. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Hispaniolan Nightjar (Antrostomus ekmani).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis) - 10 files

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