Great mirror nightjar
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Great mirror nightjar ( Systellura longirostris ) |
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The great mirror nightjar ( Systellura longirostris ) is a species of bird from the family of the nightjar (Caprimulgidae).
She's in South America widespread and in the Andes , Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Ecuador , Paraguay , Peru , in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia , in the tepuis in the Guiana Shield , Uruguay and the coast of Venezuela before .
Their distribution area includes a wide range of habitats such as the edges of moist mountain forests , clearings, open areas covered with trees or bushes, dry semi-deserts , páramos , and roofs in cities.
description
The great mirror nightjar is 20–27 cm tall, the male weighs between 36 and 63, the female between 32 and 71 g. The top is striped gray-brown black-brown or spotted black-brown. The underside and the throat are yellow-brown, the chest lightly dotted gray-brown. The male has white tips on the tail.
voice
The call of the male is described as repeated, high-pitched, whistling “seeeeeert” or as a low, high-pitched purr.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- S. l. ruficervix ( PL Sclater , 1866) - Northern Colombia, northwest and north Venezuela, Andes from Venezuela to Ecuador and northwest Peru ( Cajamarca region )
- S. l. atripunctata Chapman , 1923 - Andes from Peru to Bolivia, northern Chile (south to Antofagasta ) and northwest Argentina ( Jujuy province )
- S. l. bifasciata ( Gould , 1837) - Chile (Antofagasta south to the province of Magallanes ) and adjacent west of Argentina
- S. l. mochaensis ( Cleere , 2006) - Mocha Island and Isla Ascensión off the Chilean coast
- S. l. patagonica ( Olrog , 1962) - Argentina ( Córdoba and Buenos Aires south to Santa Cruz )
- S. l. pedrolimae ( Grantsau , 2008) - northeastern Bahia and eastern Brazil
- S. l. longirostris ( Bonaparte , 1825), nominate form - east and southeast of Brazil (south of Espírito Santo ) south probably to Uruguay
Way of life
The diet consists of moths , beetles and termites . The nightjar is nocturnal and often hunts from the ground.
The breeding season is between February and September in Venezuela and between March and November in Colombia.
Hazardous situation
The great mirror night swallow is not considered endangered ( least concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b c d M. McMullan: Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores, 2018, ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0
- ↑ IOC World Bird List frogmouths, oilbird, potoos, nightjars
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Systellura longirostris in the Internet Bird Collection
