Nightjars

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) is a 46 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

46 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

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