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 LC    Roraiman Nightjar* Id (Atlas):
    Setopagis whitelyi

Description (7)
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Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
21 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1885)

Habitat
Edge of elfin forest and in semihumid/humid montane scrub, preferring areas such as clearings and treefalls with scattered, very dense vegetation. From 1,280 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)
Brazil (B), Venezuela (B).

Pantepui of south-eastern Venezuela, and possibly also adjacent areas of Guyana and northern Brazil. Known only from Cerros Roraima, Ptari-tepui, Jaua, Urutaní and Duida.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


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