Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus)

Identification & Behavior: ~27 cm (10.6 in). The Silky-tailed Nightjar is overall sooty brown. It shows a dusky malar patch fringed with buff. The throat and sides of the head are dusky brown. It has a thin buff collar. The tail in the male is dusky brown with white bottom corners. The tail in the female is similar but the bottom corners are reduced and buff instead. The Silky-tailed Nightjar is similar to the Rufous Nightjar but is distinguished by being duskier and by different vocalizations.

Status: The Silky-tailed Nightjar is rare and local near the foothills of the Andes up to 1900 m. It seems associated with openings or tree fall gaps in the Amazonian forest interior. It also occurs in Br and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Chotacabras Cola de Seda.

Sub-species: Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus mengeli), (Dickermann), 1975.

Meaning of Name: Antrostomus: Gr. Antron= cavern and stoma, stomatos= mouth. sericocaudatus: L. sērikos, sērikon= silk and cauda, caudatus= tail, tailed.

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