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Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Least Concern
Envergadura
29,9 cm
Peso
48,0 g
Família
Caprimulgidae
Ordem
Caprimulgiformes

Sobre

O bacurau-de-rabo-escalonado é um bacurau noturno da Amazônia com cauda escalonada única, encontrado em florestas e margens de rios na bacia amazônica.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 29,9 cm 11.8 in
Peso 48,0 g 1.69 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

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

Distribuição geográfica

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.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: NO.

Tamanho da postura

2

Som

Canto

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

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Família Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus Hydropsalis
Espécies Hydropsalis climacocerca

Distribution

Ladder-tailed Nightjar has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

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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