Nightjars

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Lurocalis rufiventris

The Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) is a 128 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

128 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist