Birds of Costa Rica

    CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)  
Genus: Hydropsalis (1 species, 4 worldwide)


White-tailed Nightjar
White-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis cayennensis)
Karanambu, Guyana  
   
Photograph by Mikael Bauer   © All Rights Reserved.

Note white tail, white in other places, and tawny collar around back of neck.


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