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Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
29.9 cm
वजन
48.0 g
कुल
Caprimulgidae
गण
Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~48 g) of rivers, oxbow lakes, and riverine forest edges throughout the Amazon Basin. Males possess white-banded, step-like outer tail feathers giving a ladder appearance. Roosts on branches and sandy banks near water. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 29.9 cm 11.8 in
वजन 48.0 g 1.69 oz

पहचान

पंख

Male brown and buff mottled above; white throat; graduated tail with white ladder pattern on inner webs of outer rectrices diagnostic; white wing patches. Female has buff throat; tail barred without white ladder.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident of sandy riverbanks, open woodland, and savanna in the Amazon basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and central Brazil.

Diet & Feeding

Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Amazonian river margins and forest clearings.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: NO.

अंडों की संख्या

2

ध्वनि

गीत

Resonant churring trill over Amazonian rivers; 'churr-churr' with hollow quality; calls from riverside sandbars and beaches at dusk; distinctive riverside habitat singer

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus Hydropsalis
प्रजातियां Hydropsalis climacocerca

Distribution

Ladder-tailed Nightjar has been recorded in 4 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Ladder-tailed Nightjar eat?
Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Amazonian river margins and forest clearings.
Where does the Ladder-tailed Nightjar live?
Resident of sandy riverbanks, open woodland, and savanna in the Amazon basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and central Brazil.
Is the Ladder-tailed Nightjar endangered?
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Ladder-tailed Nightjar nest?
Nest type: NO.
What does the Ladder-tailed Nightjar sound like?
Resonant churring trill over Amazonian rivers; 'churr-churr' with hollow quality; calls from riverside sandbars and beaches at dusk; distinctive riverside habitat singer
How big is the Ladder-tailed Nightjar?
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar has a wingspan of 29.9 cm, weight of 48.0 g.
What order and family does the Ladder-tailed Nightjar belong to?
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.

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