Cayenne nightjar

The Cayenne nightjar (Setopagis maculosa) is a species of bird in the nightjar family only known from a single specimen, a male taken on the Fleuve Mana, French Guiana in 1917. However, a possible female was caught at the Saül airstrip, French Guiana in 1982.[2]

Cayenne nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Setopagis
Species:
S. maculosa
Binomial name
Setopagis maculosa
(Todd, 1920)
Synonyms

Caprimulgus maculosus

This is a small, brown variegated neotropical nightjar, 22.5 cm (8.9 in) in length. It is known only from a single specimen of a male. The upperparts are greyish-brown, and it the crown and nape are broadly streaked blackish-brown. A narrow, indistinct tawny collar can be seen on the hindneck. The wing-coverts are greyish-brown heavily spotted buff; the scapulars are blackish-brown, broadly edged buff. There are large white patched on either side of lower throat. The buff underparts are heavily barred brown.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Setopagis maculosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "BirdLife Species Factsheet: Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus". BirdLife International. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  • Nightjars: A Guide to Nightjars and Related Nightbirds by Nigel Cleere and Dave Nurney
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