Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Lurocalis rufiventrisTaczanowski, W, 1884
English (US) Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
The Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Range: Andes of southwestern Colombia to western Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lurocalis rufiventris
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
- Described by
- Taczanowski, W, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Taczanowski, W, 1884
- Type locality
- Tambillo, Peru.
- Original description
- Ornithologie du Pérou 1 p.209
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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