Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk, Taczanowski's Nighthawk

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
23 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Taczanowski, 1884

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,650 - 3,000 m, occasionally down to 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Confined to Andes, from western Venezuela to south-western Colombia, south through central Ecuador, western and southern Peru to western Bolivia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) [XC148023]
by Diego Calder\u00f3n (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from Huila, San Agust\u00edn, Reserva Los Yalcones, Cerca a la casa de la Reserva, Colombia (song)

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) [XC238437]
by Niels Krabbe from Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (2035-2150 m), Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus), with which probably forms superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) - 10 files

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