Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar
Systellura [longirostris or decussata] (= Systellura longirostris) (Bonaparte, CLJL 1825)
The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is widespread in South America, where it is found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and eastern Brazil. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, from the edge of humid montane forest to shrubby semi-deserts and urban rooftops. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Systellura
Scientific:
Systellura longirostris
Original description
Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1825)
Reference:
J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
4, pt. 2 p.384
Protonym:
Caprimulgus longirostris
Type locality:
South America.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/79352#page/398/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
28F08521923CAE5C
Avibase ID:
avibase-28F08521
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/28F08521
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555557
Geographic range:
- Systellura longirostris [longirostris or pedrolimai]: southeastern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
- Systellura longirostris atripunctata: Andes of Peru to Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and northern Chile
- Systellura longirostris bifasciata: Chile and western Argentina; southernmost populations are migratory, migrating to northern Argentina
- Systellura longirostris patagonica: central and southern Argentina; southernmost populations are migratory, migrating to northeastern Argentina and Paraguay
- Systellura longirostris roraimae: tepuis of southern Venezuela
- Systellura longirostris mochaensis: islas Mocha and Ascensión (Archipiélago de las Guaitecas, just off central and south-central Chile, respectively)
- Quechuavis decussata: arid littoral of western Peru and far northern Chile
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Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar
French:
Engoulevent à miroir ou E. de Tschudi
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura [longirostris or decussata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura [longirostris or decussata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura [longirostris or decussata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Band-winged Nightjar ( Caprimulgus longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Band-winged Nightjar ( Caprimulgus longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura longirostris) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura [longirostris or decussata]) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Systellura [longirostris, decussata or ruficervix]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Enganyapastors alabarrat gran
Czech: Lelek dlouhozobý, lelek pruhokřídlý
Danish: Sydamerikansk Natravn
German: Spiegelnachtschwalbe, Spiegel-Nachtschwalbe
English: Band winged Nightjar, Band-winged Nightjar, Band-winged or Tschudi's Nightjar
Esperanto: Longbeka kaprimulgo
Spanish: Atajacaminos común, Atajacaminos ñañarca, Chotacabra Serrana, Chotacabras Coliblanco, Chotacabras Ñañarca, Dormilón Austral, Dormilón Patagónico, Gallina ciega, Gallina ciega del Norte, Guardacaminos Andino
Spanish (Argentine): Atajacaminos ñañarca
Spanish (Chile): Gallina ciega
Spanish (Colombia): Guardacaminos Andino
Spanish (Peru): Chotacabras de Ala Bandeada
Spanish (Paraguay): Atajacaminos ñañarca
Spanish (Uruguay): Dormilón Austral, Dormilón Patagónico
Spanish (Venezuela): Aguaitacamino Serrano
Estonian: välu-öösorr
Finnish: Pilvikehrääjä
French: Engoulevent à miroir, Engoulevent à miroir ou E. de Tschudi
Guarani: Yvyja'u
Hungarian: tükrös lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre alibarrate, Succiacapre beccolungo
Japanese (romaji): hashinagayotaka
Japanese: ハシナガヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus longirostris, Caprimulgus longirostris longirostris, Systellura [longirostris or decussata], Systellura longirostris, Systellura longirostris longirostris
Lithuanian: dryžasparnis lėlys
Dutch: Vleugelbandnachtzwaluw
Norwegian: Glennenattravn
Polish: lelek dlugodzioby, Lelek długodzioby
Portuguese: bacurau-da-telha, Bacurau-rupestre
Portuguese (Brazil): Bacurau-da-telha, bacurau-rupestre
Russian: Полосатокрылый козодой
Slovak: lelek zrkadlový
Swedish: Bandvingad nattskärra
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга довгодзьобий
Chinese: 斑翅夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 帶翅夜鷹
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