Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
24 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1849)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru.

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus) [XC769084]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Cidel\u00e2ndia, Reserva da Suzano, Maranh\u00e3o: BR, Brazil (song)

Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus) [XC769083]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Cidel\u00e2ndia, Reserva da Suzano, Maranh\u00e3o: BR, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Tawny-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus salvini) and Yucatan Nightjar (Antrostomus badius), all sometimes being considered conspecific. Subspecies saltarius of Rufous Nightjar (Antrostomus rufus) initially thought to belong in present species, but might alternatively be separate species or merely colour morph of subspecies rutilus of Rufous Nightjar (Antrostomus rufus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

mengeli (Dickerman, 1975) - Northern Brazil, northern Peru and north-western Bolivia.
sericocaudatus (Cassin, 1849) - South-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus) - 10 files

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