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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Nyctiprogne

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Nyctiprogne leucopyga

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (batnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Nyctiprogne

Subspecies (5)

Nyctiprogne leucopyga exigua

tropical eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela
Nyctiprogne leucopyga latifascia

northeastern Peru eastward to Venezuela and central Brazil
Nyctiprogne leucopyga leucopyga

eastern Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil
Nyctiprogne leucopyga majuscula

northeastern Peru to eastern Bolivia and central Brazil
Nyctiprogne leucopyga pallida

tropical northeastern Colombia to central Venezuela

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (batnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.