Birds of Brazil

    CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)  
Genus: Antrostomus (2 species, 12 worldwide)


Rufous Nightjar
Rufous Nightjar (Antrostomus rufus rutilus)
SÃO PAULO, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Dario Sanches     Copyright and usage info

Note long white brow that connects to white collar that connects across the throat.

Silky-tailed Nightjar
Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus)
Purús, Ucayali, Peru  
   
Photograph by Fernando Angulo Pratolongo   © All Rights Reserved.

Silky-tailed Nightjar
Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus)
Riberalta, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.



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