Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Systellura

Band-winged Nightjar

Systellura longirostris

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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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 longirostris

southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
Systellura longirostris mochaensis

islas Mocha and Ascensión (Archipiélago de las Guaitecas, just off central and south-central Chile, respectively)
Systellura longirostris patagonica

breeds central and southern Argentina; southernmost populations are migratory, migrating to northeastern Argentina and Paraguay
Systellura longirostris pedrolimai

northeastern Brazil
Systellura longirostris roraimae

tepuis of southern Venezuela
Systellura longirostris ruficervix

Andes from western Venezuela and Colombia southward to northern Peru (Cajamarca)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.