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Spot-tailed Nightjar
Antiurus maculicaudus
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About the Spot-tailed Nightjar
The spot-tailed nightjar (Antiurus maculicaudus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Antiurus. It is found in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Antiurus maculicaudus
- Family
- Nightjars and Allies
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
Similar species
Other members of the nightjars and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae
- Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
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