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Todd's nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Setopagis
Species:
S. heterura
Binomial name
Setopagis heterura
(Todd, 1915)
Synonyms

Caprimulgus parvulus heterurus
Caprimulgus heterurus
Setopagis heterurus

Todd's nightjar (Setopagis heterura) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in northern Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana.[2] The alternative name, Santa Marta nightjar, after the Santa Marta Mountains, is therefore misleading.[3] It is fairly common in most of its range. It has historically been included as a subspecies of the little nightjar (S. parvula). The two are visually very similar, but vocally distinctive.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Setopagis heterurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Milensky, C . M., F. A. Wilkinson & A. P. Holland (2009). First record of Todd’s Nightjar Caprimulgus heterurus in Guyana. Bull. B.O.C. 129(2): 119-120.
  3. ^ Cleere, N. (2006). Change the English name of Caprimulgus heterurus from Santa Marta Nightjar to Todd's Nightjar. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 11 August 2010.
  4. ^ Cleere, N. (2010). Nightjars of the World. ISBN 1-903657-07-5.
  5. ^ Penhallurick, J. (2005). Split Santa Marta Nightjar (Caprimulgus heterurus) from Little Nightjar (Caprimulgus parvulus). Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine South American Classification Committee. Accessed 11 August 2010.