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Ladder-tailed Nightjar
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Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca
BirdNET IDBN05857
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations425
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) is a species of bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is one of four species in the genus, Hydropsalis. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, the Guianas, Suriname, and also Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia; it is also in Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and freshwater lakes. This bird is highly camouflaged and has the colors of 'ground cover', as do most of the nightjars. The colors are broken with white patches, grays, both dark, and light, and some brown, especially around the neck and head. Many of the nightjar species also have the distraction display, which helps lead unwary predators farther distances from the nest, young, or eggs. As a species that hunts airborne insects at night, it has large eyes and a large wide gape to allow this feeding strategy.

Translated Descriptions (7)

de wikipedia
Die Staffelschwanz-Nachtschwalbe (Hydropsalis climacocerca), manchmal auch Gabel-Nachtschwalbe genannt, ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Nachtschwalben (Caprimulgidae). Sie kommt in Bolivien, Brasilien (Amazonasbecken), Ecuador, den Guyanas, Kolumbien, Peru und Venezuela vor. Ihr Verbreitungsgebiet umfasst tropischen Regenwald, offene Bewaldungen oder mit Büschen bestandene subtropische oder tropische feuchte Lebensräume, Sekundärwald, Flussufer und Frischwasserseen bis 500 m Höhe.
es wikipedia
El chotacabras de escalera, chotacabras coliescalera, chotacabras de cola escalera, dormilón coludo blanco, aguaitacamino grisáceo, o guardacaminos rabilargo (Hydropsalis climacocerca)​ es una especie de ave de la familia Caprimulgidae que vive en Sudamérica.
fi wikipedia
Pihtipyrstökehrääjä (Hydropsalis climacocerca) on kehrääjiin kuuluva lintulaji. Sitä tavataan Amazonasin alueelta Etelä-Amerikasta.
fr wikipedia
L'Engoulevent trifide (Hydropsalis climacocerca) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Caprimulgidae.
nl wikipedia
De trapstaartnachtzwaluw (Hydropsalis climacocerca) is een vogel uit de familie Caprimulgidae (nachtzwaluwen).
pt wikipedia
Acurana (Hydropsalis climacocerca) é uma espécie de bacurau-tesoura que é encontrada vivendo às margens dos rios e ilhas fluviais na Amazônia. Tais aves medem cerca de 28 cm de comprimento, possuindo coloração castanha, faixa na asa, partes inferiores do corpo e caudas brancas.
sv wikipedia
Gaffelnattskärra (Hydropsalis climacocerca) är en fågel i familjen nattskärror.

Common Names (38 locales)

af Leerstertnaguil
bg Амазонски козодой
ca enganyapastors trident
cs lelek rezavolímcový
cy Troellwr cynffon ysgol
da Stigehale
de Staffelschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
en Ladder-tailed Nightjar
es Chotacabras de Escalera
es_EC Chotacabras Coliescalera
es_ES Chotacabras de escalera
es_MX Chotacabras de Escalera
et lõhissaba-öösorr
fa شبگرد دمنردبانی
fi pihtipyrstökehrääjä
fr Engoulevent trifide
he תחמס זנב סולם
hr rašljorepi leganj
hu létrafarkú lappantyú
ja マタオヨタカ
lt Pietų Amerikos lėlys
ms Tukang ekor tangga (burung)
nl Trapstaartnachtzwaluw
no gaffelnattravn
nv Naakʼidoolwoshii bitseeʼ noodǫ́zígíí
pl lelkowiec widłoogonowy
pt acurana
pt_PT Acurana
ru Трезубцехвостый козодой
sk lelek riečny
sr Stepenastorepi leganj
sv gaffelnattskärra
tr Üç Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan
uk Дрімлюга-вилохвіст колумбійський
zh 梯尾水夜鹰
zh-CN 梯尾夜鹰
zh-cn 梯尾水夜鹰
zh-tw 梯尾水夜鷹

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#19568
eBirdlatnig1
Macaulay Librarylatnig1
Xeno-CantoHydropsalis climacocerca
GBIF2497011
NCBI382309
AvibaseHydropsalis-climacocerca
BirdLife22690029