Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Blackish Nightjar

Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens

Described by: Cabanis (1848)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sinnamary, French Guiana - Jul 28, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Sinnamary, French Guiana - Jul 28, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  São José do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Aug 27, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Amazon basin of South America;
E. of the Andes in w. and n. Amazon Basin in se. Colombia, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, s. Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, n. Brazil s. to n. and e. Bolivia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Birds of Suriname

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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