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Spot-tailed Nightjar
Joseph Smit, public domain, via iNaturalist

Nightjars, potoos & oilbird

Spot-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis maculicaudus (Lawrence, 1862)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSpot-tailed Nightjar
DutchVlekstaartnachtzwaluw
SpanishTapacaminos Sabanero
Chinese—
Scientific nameHydropsalis maculicaudus (Lawrence, 1862)

About this species

The spot-tailed nightjar (Antiurus maculicaudus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Antiurus. It is found in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusHydropsalis

In Suriname

25Records in Suriname
1948First record
1975Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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