Tschudi's Nightjar
Quechuavis decussata(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Tschudi's Nightjar
The Tschudi's Nightjar (Quechuavis decussata) 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: arid littoral of western Peru and far northern ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Quechuavis decussata
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tschudi's Nightjar
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus decussatus
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.268
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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