Nightjars

Long-trained Nightjar

Macropsalis forcipata

The Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a 139 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

139 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina.

Where to see it: PE Intervales (Brazil).

Photo: (c) Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist