Roraiman nightjar
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| Species: | S. whitelyi
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| Setopagis whitelyi (Salvin, 1885)
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Caprimulgus whitelyi | |
The Roraiman nightjar (Setopagis whitelyi) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in wooded habitats in the tepui highlands in northern Brazil, southern Venezuela and Guyana. It largely resembles the more widespread blackish nightjar.
References
- O'Shea, Milensky, Claramunt, Schmidt, Gebhard, Schmitt & Erskine (2002). New records for Guyana, with description of the voice of Roraiman Nightjar Caprimulgus whitelyi. Bull. B.O.C. 127 (2): 118-128.
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