Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Band-tailed Nighthawk

Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga

Described by: Spix (1825)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Borba, Amazonas, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Aug 21, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Rio Caurés, Amazonas, Brazil - Feb, 2006 © Octavio Campos Salles 
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Range

Tropical South America e. of the Andes;
(1) Ex. e. Colombia and s. Venezuela.
(2) Ne. Colombia to c. Venezuela.
(3) Ex. s. Venezuela.
(4) E. Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and e. to n. Brazil.
(5) Ne. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz) and c. Brazil.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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