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Silky-tailed Nightjar
Antrostomus sericocaudatus Cassin, 1849
Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
Silky-tailed Nightjar, Antrostomus sericocaudatus, is a nightjar of South America, with a breeding range that is widespread across the continent. It was described by Cassin in 1849 and belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes. It occurs in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, and uses moist lowland forest. The nominate form is found in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina, while A. s. mengeli occurs in eastern Peru, north-western Bolivia and parts of Pará in Brazil.
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
- Breeding range
- South America: widespread
