Greater Band-winged Nightjar (Systellura longirostris)

Other Names (World)
Greater Band-winged Nightjar, Band-winged Nightjar, Rufous-naped Nightjar (ruficervix)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
20 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1825)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From sea-level - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (NB), Venezuela.

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 (78)...)

Band-winged Nightjar (Systellura longirostris) [XC743587]
by Paulo Sillig from Jardim Icara\u00ed, Niter\u00f3i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (song)

Band-winged Nightjar (Systellura longirostris) [XC611729]
by Dante Buzzetti from Curacav\u00ed, Melipilla, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile (call, song)

Subspecies
Subspecies ruficervix has sometimes been treated as a separate species, but geographical variation in voice remains too poorly known to provide a clear picture of the relationships.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

ruficervix (Sclater, PL, 1866) - Western and northern Venezuela, western Colombia and Ecuador.
roraimae Chapman, 1929 - Pantepui of southern Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Tepui Nightjar (Systellura roraimae).
atripunctata (Chapman, 1923) - Central and southern Peru, central and south-western Bolivia, north-western Argentina and northern Chile.
decussatus Tschudi, 1844 - South-western Peru and extreme northern Chile.
bifasciata Gould, 1837 - Chile and western Argentina; southernmost populations are migratory, migrating to northern Argentina.
longirostris (Bonaparte, 1825) - South-eastern Brazil, north-western and central Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay.
patagonica Olrog, 1962 - Central and southern Argentina; southernmost populations are migratory, migrating to north-eastern Argentina and Paraguay.
pedrolimai (Grantsau, 2008) - North-eastern Brazil.
mochaensis (Cleere, 2006) - Is. Mocha and Ascenci�n, central Chile.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Greater Band-winged Nightjar (Systellura longirostris) - 10 files

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