LONG-TRAINED NIGHTJAR Macropsalis forcipata
Some birds just take your breath away with their extraordinary beauty, and this remarkable nightjar is one of them. Long streamers running from the lower back are almost three times as long as the body, creating an incredible spectacle when the bird takes to the air. The species seems to be in expansion, having been confirmed in Argentina for the first time in the 1970s and now with the publication and photographs below, also documented as occurring in Paraguay for the first time. Hostettler H, Smith P 2014. Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) (Aves, Caprimulgidae): first Paraguayan record. Brazilian Journal of Ornithology 22: 411-414.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4082PH) Adult male, Pirapo, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2014).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4083PH) Same individual (Paul Smith October 2014).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE4084PH) Same individual (Paul Smith October 2014).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE4085PH) Same individual in flight (Paul Smith October 2014).
VIDEO - (FPAVE4086VI) Same individual (Paul Smith October 2014).
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