Todd's nightjar

Todd's nightjar (Setopagis heterura) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in northern Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana.[2] The alternative name, Santa Marta nightjar, after the Santa Marta Mountains, is therefore misleading.[3] It is fairly common in most of its range. It has historically been included as a subspecies of the little nightjar (S. parvula). The two are visually very similar, but vocally distinctive.[4][5]

Todd's nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Setopagis
Species:
S. heterura
Binomial name
Setopagis heterura
(Todd, 1915)
Synonyms

Caprimulgus parvulus heterurus
Caprimulgus heterurus
Setopagis heterurus

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Setopagis heterurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Milensky, C . M., F. A. Wilkinson & A. P. Holland (2009). First record of Todd’s Nightjar Caprimulgus heterurus in Guyana. Bull. B.O.C. 129(2): 119-120.
  3. Cleere, N. (2006). Change the English name of Caprimulgus heterurus from Santa Marta Nightjar to Todd's Nightjar. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 11 August 2010.
  4. Cleere, N. (2010). Nightjars of the World. ISBN 1-903657-07-5.
  5. Penhallurick, J. (2005). Split Santa Marta Nightjar (Caprimulgus heterurus) from Little Nightjar (Caprimulgus parvulus). Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine South American Classification Committee. Accessed 11 August 2010.
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