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Band-tailed Nighthawk
05 26 009 Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Information
Range Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Class Aves
Order Apodiformes
Family Apodidae
Genus Nyctiprogne
Species Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The Band-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga), is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps.

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