Nightjars

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Nyctiprogne leucopyga

The Band-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) is a 27 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

27 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, GF.

Where to see it: Pantanal · P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributaries (Brazil); Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela); Poconé · Pousada Piuval (Brazil); Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Bolivia); Rio Cristalino · listas históricas (Brazil).

Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist