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White-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus candicans (Pelzeln, 1867)
Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
White-winged Nightjar, Eleothreptus candicans, is a nightjar of the Caprimulgidae family that breeds in northern Bolivia, south-central Brazil and eastern Paraguay. It was described by Pelzeln in 1867. It is tied to open grassland with scattered trees and bushes, including savanna and cerrado, and has been recorded from sea level up to 210 m. The species is known from a few widely spaced localities, with older reports from southern Brazil. It is placed in the genus Eleothreptus, alongside the sickle-winged nightjar.
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
- Breeding range
- South America: n Bolivia and sc Brazil and e Paraguay
