Rufous Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufus)

Rufous Nightjar

[order] Caprimulgiformes | [family] Caprimulgidae | [latin] Caprimulgus rufus | [UK] Rufous Nightjar | [FR] Engoulevent roux | [DE] Rostnachtschwalbe | [ES] Chotacabra Castana | [IT] Succiacapre rossiccio | [NL] Rosse Nachtzwaluw

Subspecies

GenusSpeciessubspeciesBreeding RangeBreeding Range 2Non Breeding Range
CaprimulgusrufusLAwidespread s from Costa Rica
Caprimulgusrufusminimuss Costa Rica to Colombia and Venezuela
CaprimulgusrufusotiosusSt. Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Caprimulgusrufusrufuss Venezuela, the Guianas and n Brazil
Caprimulgusrufusrutiluss Brazil and e Bolivia to ne Argentina
Caprimulgusrufussaltariusnw Argentina

Physical charateristics

Upperparts rufescent-brown, boradly streaked with blackish-brown. Buff collar not easy noticable, lesser coverts dark brown and buff speckled, rest of wing coverts rufescent-brown, barred brown, spcekled cinnamon. No white markings on wings. Male large white spot on outermost tail feathers. Bill dusky with blakish tip. Sexual slightly dimorphic.

Listen to the sound of Rufous Nightjar

[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/R/Rufous Nightjar.mp3]

Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto

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Range

Found patchily distributed in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St Lucia,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. In Suriname found along Brokopondo Lake.

Habitat

Fairly dry or semiopen humid forest,second growth woodland and borders

Reproduction

Nest site is on the ground often near a log. No nest is built, eggs are laid on ground or leaf litter. Clutch size 1-2 eggs incubated during the day by female.

Feeding habits

Chiefly insects caught hawking or flycatching from low perches, mostly in forest interior.

Conservation

This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,400,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as ‘frequent’ in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Rufous Nightjar status Least Concern

Migration

Probably resident throughout range. Subspecies C. r. rutilus might migrate North.

Distribution map

Rufous Nightjar range map

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Updated: May 8, 2011 — 1:00 am

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