Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusAntrostomus (Typical American Nightjars)
- SpeciesAntrostomus rufus (Rufous Nightjar)
About the Rufous Nightjar
The rufous nightjar (Antrostomus rufus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
The rufous nightjar was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle that was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Caprimulgas rufus in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The rufous nightjar is now placed in the genus Antrostomus that was erected by the French naturalist Charles Bonaparte in 1838. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek antron meaning "cavern" and stoma meaning "mouth". The specific epithet is Latin for "red".
Four or five subspecies are generally recognized. A. r.... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Rufous Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Sickle-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus anomalus
Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 17 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Nightjar sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.