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The blackish nightjar is 19.5 to 21.5 cm (7.7 to 8.5 in) long and weighs 32 to 39 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz). Its upperparts are blackish brown with tawny, grayish white, and cinnamon spots. Its tail is dark brown with indistinct lighter bars and mottling and (on the male) a white tip. The underparts to the belly are dark brown with paler baring; the belly and flanks are buffy with darker barring. The throat has a small white patch on either side. In flight the wing shows a small white band. Voice: The blackish nightjar's song is short, "a soft, purring pu'r'r'r'r't or qu'r'r'r'rt". During the mating display both the male and female sing. They also make a cluck or ptink alarm call and a "guttural hissing" threat display.
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When to see the Blackish Nightjar
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blackish Nightjar
The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blackish Nightjar
The blackish nightjar is a species of bird in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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