Family Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Endangered
White-winged Nightjar (Eleothreptus candicans)
Taxonomy
French: Engoulevent à ailes blanches German: Weißflügel-Nachtschwalbe Spanish: Chotacabras aliblanco
Taxonomy:
Stenopsis candicans
Pelzeln
, 1867,Irisanga, São Paulo, Brazil
.Descriptive notes
19–23 cm; male 46–51 g. Sexually dimorphic. Upperparts and inner wing-coverts pale greyish brown, speckled, barred and streaked brown; boldly spotted blackish on... read more
Voice
Territorial calls of male are soft, undulating whistles, “tshere-she-shew” given during... read more
Habitat
Typically open grasslands with scattered trees (e.g. Tabebuia caraiba and ... read more
Food and feeding
Known to feed on beetles and moths. Forages low (1–2 m above ground) over hillsides, hilltops and cerrado, including... read more
Breeding
Until recently, almost unknown; first nest found in 1997. In a study in E Paraguay during 1998–2001 male display recorded... read more
Movements
Largely unknown, although may be migratory in parts of range.
Status and conservation
ENDANGERED. Population currently estimated at 600–1700 mature individuals within an overall range of 3100 km2. Until fairly recently, considered Critically Endangered... read more
Previously considered closely related to, or even conspecific with, Hydropsalis cayennensis (both taxa were at the time placed in Caprimulgus). Later review, however, suggested that the two were not close and that present species probably belonged with Eleothreptus#R; a treatment strongly supported by subsequent phylogenetic study#R. Monotypic.