Nightjars

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Chordeiles rupestris

The Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) is a 52 g river bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

52 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

6

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

Where to see it: Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru); Manu Biolodge (anteriormente Estación Biológica Villa Carmen) (Peru); Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Abby Darrah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist