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Band-tailed Nighthawk

Nyctiprogne leucopyga

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

27.2 cm

वजन

24.7 g

कुल

Caprimulgidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

A tiny Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~25 g) of tropical river margins and sandbar beaches in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. Blackish brown with a white rump band; very small. Roosts on bare sand and low branches near water. Feeds on insects aerially at low elevations above rivers at dusk. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	27.2 cm	10.7 in
वजन	24.7 g	0.87 oz

पहचान

पंख

Small; dark brown above with buff speckles; pale buff below with dark brown barring; white tail band diagnostic at species level; white throat patch in male; no white wing bar; female with buff throat band.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident and nomadic along large rivers and in open savanna in tropical South America from Venezuela south to Bolivia, Brazil, and northern Argentina.

Diet & Feeding

Hawks small to medium flying insects over South American rivers, lakes, and surrounding savanna at dusk.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

ध्वनि

गीत

Sharp, high 'chip-chip' notes; thin buzzy trills; calls over rivers at dusk; small size produces high-pitched thin vocalizations; often calls in flight

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Band-tailed Nighthawk has been recorded in 4 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela

External Databases

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Band-tailed Nighthawk eat?

Hawks small to medium flying insects over South American rivers, lakes, and surrounding savanna at dusk.

Where does the Band-tailed Nighthawk live?

Resident and nomadic along large rivers and in open savanna in tropical South America from Venezuela south to Bolivia, Brazil, and northern Argentina.

Is the Band-tailed Nighthawk endangered?

The Band-tailed Nighthawk has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Band-tailed Nighthawk sound like?

Sharp, high 'chip-chip' notes; thin buzzy trills; calls over rivers at dusk; small size produces high-pitched thin vocalizations; often calls in flight

How big is the Band-tailed Nighthawk?

The Band-tailed Nighthawk has a wingspan of 27.2 cm, weight of 24.7 g.

What order and family does the Band-tailed Nighthawk belong to?

The Band-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.