Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata)

Other Scientific Names
Macropsalis creagra [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Macropsalis creagra [Collar et al. (1994)], Macropsalis creagra [BirdLife International (2004)], Macropsalis creagra [Stotz et al. (1996)], Macropsalis creagra [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
30 - 60 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Nitsch, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical mangroves. From 600 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B).

South-eastern Brazil, in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais (possibly), Rio de Janeiro, S�o Paulo, Paraná, Santa Caterina (possibly) and Rio Grande do Sul; also north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

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 (8)...)

Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) [XC672181]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Parque Natural Augusto Rushi, S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, SP, Brazil (flight call)

Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) [XC61457]
by Douglas Meyer from Campos do Jordao State Park, Sao Paulo state, Brazil (call, song)

Subspecies
Species name has commonly been given as creagra, but forcipata has priority by ten years. Contrary to some claims, forcipata has been regularly used in literature during the past 50 years, by Brazilian ornithologists, and so should stand.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) - 10 files

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