Nightjars

Spot-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis maculicaudus

The Spot-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis maculicaudus) is a 30 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

30 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

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