Cayenne Nightjar
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| Caprimulgus maculosus (Todd, 1920) |
The Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus is currently only known from a single specimen taken on the Fleuve Mana, French Guiana. A possible female was caught at the Saül airstrip, French Guiana.
This is a small, brown variegated neotropical nightjar, 22.5cm in length. It is known only from a single specimen, a male. Upperparts greyish-brown, broadly streaked blackish-brown on crown and nape. Narrow, indistinct tawny collar on hindneck. Wing-coverts greyish-brown heavily spotted buff; scapulars blackish-brown, broadly edged buff. Large white patch either side of lower throat. Underparts buff heavily barred brown.
[edit] Reference
- Nightjars: A Guide to Nightjars and Related Nightbirds by Nigel Cleere and Dave Nurney
[edit] External link
- {http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2394&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
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