Band-tailed Nighthawk
A species of Band-tailed and Bahian Nighthawks Scientific name : Nyctiprogne leucopyga Genus : Band-tailed and Bahian Nighthawks
Band-tailed Nighthawk, A species of Band-tailed and Bahian Nighthawks
Botanical name: Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Genus: Band-tailed and Bahian Nighthawks
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Description
The band-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, and swamps. 
Size
20 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Habitat
The band-tailed Nighthawk typically inhabits regions near water bodies like rivers, marshes, and oxbow lakes, thriving in environments such as lowland evergreen forests, gallery forests, and grasslands. Their preference leans towards blackwater rivers and streams in Amazonian areas; however, they are also found over whitewater rivers close to blackwater systems.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Nightjars and Relatives Family
Nightjars and nighthawks Species
Band-tailed Nighthawk 
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