Band-winged Nightjar

Band-winged Nightjar

Systellura longirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Chapada Diamantina National Park
4 Verified sightings at Chapada Diamantina National Park From 2019 to 2026
658 Verified sightings across all 25 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Band-winged Nightjar

The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species now placed in the genus Systellura. It is widespread in South America, where it is found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and eastern Brazil. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, from the edge of humid montane forests to shrubby semi-deserts and urban rooftops.

The band-winged nightjar was formally described in 1825 as Caprimulgus longirostris by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The specific epithet combines the Latin longus meaning "long" with -rostris meaning "-billed". The band-winged nightjar is now the only species placed in the genus Systellura that was introduced in 1912 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with Stenopis ruficervix Sclater, PL, 1866, as the type species. This is now considered as a subspecies of the band-winged nightjar. The genus name Systellura combines the Ancient Greek συστελλω/sustellō meaning "to shorten" with ουρα'oura meaning "tail".

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Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Rufous Nightjar
LC

Rufous Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
LC

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Hydropsalis torquata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Pauraque
LC

Common Pauraque

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Least Nighthawk
LC

Least Nighthawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chordeiles pusillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pygmy Nightjar
LC Endemic

Pygmy Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~10%
2 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
6 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
7 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
11 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
13 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
18 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
19 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
20 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
21 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
22 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
23 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
24 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
25 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
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