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SPOT-TAILED NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus maculicaudus
The Spot-tailed is one of the less commonly-encountered nightjars in Paraguay, despite having a wide distribution that spans from Mexico south to Paraguay. It is a grassland nightjar, most easily identified by its broad buffy supercilium, bright orange collar and prominent white spots on the outer tail feathers. Both sexes lack white patches on the wings.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE436PH) Adult, Aguara Ñu, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Alberto Madroño/Fundación Moises Bertoni September 1995).
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Caprimulgus maculicaudus
1 (FPAVE1065RE) Song recorded Estancia Golondrina, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez October 2000).
2 (FPAVE1066RE) Song recorded Estancia Golondrina, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez October 2000).
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