Roraiman Nightjar
Setopagis whitelyi
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के बारे में
A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~41 g) restricted to the tepui highlands of Venezuela, Guyana, and adjacent Brazil, typically above 1,000 m. Named for Mount Roraima. Cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Inhabits rocky scrub and forest edges at elevation. Least Concern in its remote tepui range.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| पंखों का फैलाव | 31.1 cm | 12.2 in |
| वजन | 40.75 g | 1.44 oz |
पहचान
पंख
Warm rufous-brown and dark brown mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat patch in male; white outer tail spots in male; buff throat in female; tepui highlands of South America.
Habitat & Range
भौगोलिक वितरण
Endemic to the Roraima highlands of Venezuela and adjacent northwestern Brazil (Gran Sabana and tepuis), above 1,000 m.
Diet & Feeding
Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Tepui highland forest and savanna of Venezuela and Guyana.
संरक्षण स्थिति
व्यवहार और प्रजनन
घोंसला बनाना
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 14 days.
अंडों की संख्या
1-2
ध्वनि
गीत
Churring phrases at moderate pace; rasping trill from tepui scrub and forest edges; slightly deeper than Little Nightjar; calls at dusk from rocky highland terrain
वर्गिकी
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| गण | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| कुल | Caprimulgidae (Nightjars) |
| Genus | Setopagis |
| प्रजातियां | Setopagis whitelyi |
Distribution
Roraiman Nightjar has been recorded in 2 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Caprimulgidae family