Silky-tailed Nightjar

Antrostomus sericocaudatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Antrostomus
eBird Code
sitnig1

Vocalizations

Christoph Moning · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Antrostomus sericocaudatus mengeli

    northern Peru to northwestern Bolivia and northern Brazil

  • Antrostomus sericocaudatus sericocaudatus

    southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.