Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1825)
English (US) Band-winged Nightjar
The Band-winged Nightjar (Systellura longirostris) 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.
- Scientific name
- Systellura longirostris
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Band-winged Nightjar
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Systellura longirostris ruficervix
- Systellura longirostris roraimae
- Systellura longirostris atripunctata
- Systellura longirostris bifasciata
- Systellura longirostris pedrolimai
- Systellura longirostris longirostris
- Systellura longirostris mochaensis
- Systellura longirostris patagonica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus longirostris
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1825)
- Type locality
- South America.
- Original description
- Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4, pt.2 p.384
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Scissor-tailed Nightjar
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