NIGHTJARS   -   CAPRIMULGIDAE

Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda nacunda Campo de Jofre, Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. The world's most beautiful nighthawk, found locally in savanna areas in South America. They are especially easy to see in the Pantanal, where they often fly around even in broad daylight. (S6)

Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda nacunda Pousada Piuval, Pantanal, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. While resting, the bold white plumage patterns seen in flight are completely hidden. (S8)

Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris rupestris River island in the Rio Aguarico on the Ecuador(Sucumbíos)-Peru(Loreto) border. Part of a flock of 40 or so birds roosting on driftwood. In Ecuador this species is found only along major rivers in the Amazon basin, though apparently elsewhere in its range it also inhabits marshes. (S8)

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis aequatorialis El Tambo, Santa Elena province, Ecuador. (S8)

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis (ssp.?) Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca, Magdalena department, Colombia. This bird was roosting in a tree near the mangroves. (D6)

Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens 30 km south of Presidente Figuereido, Amazonas state, Brazil. This is not a well-marked bird, but I don't think there is any other nightjar here that is so dark with cinnamon and buff markings. (D3)

Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris ruficervix Yanacocha, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Male. I suspect it was on eggs, but I did not want to disturb the bird to find out. 11 August 2013. (S10)

Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis derbyanus Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. The most widespread neotropical nightjar. (S8f)

Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra Refugio Paz de las Aves, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Male. This Andean species' tail feathers can reach up to 80 cm (32 in)  in length. (S8)

Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Pichincha province, Ecuador. A female incubating on a nest. The rufous nuchal collar is a good feature to separate it from other sympatric nightjars. I don't remember the exact date, but it was somewhere around July 2000. (S1)

Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca (ssp?) Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Female. I'm uncertain to which subspecies this individual should be classified. (S8)

Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata furcifer Santa Teresa, Pantanal, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (S7)

Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus Savegre Valley, San José province, Costa Rica. Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. (S8)