How big is a Ladder-tailed Nightjar?

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.

Where can you see a Ladder-tailed Nightjar?

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar occurs in 9 countries, including Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Guyana.

What birds look similar to a Ladder-tailed Nightjar?

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is most easily confused with the White-tailed Nightjar and the Scissor-tailed Nightjar.

Is the Ladder-tailed Nightjar endangered?

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Nightjars and Nighthawks · Caprimulgiformes · Rare

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) is a rare nightjars and nighthawk found in 9 countries, weighing about 46 g. The ladder-tailed nightjar is a species of bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.

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Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Vincent A. Vos · cc-by

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 2 — Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 3 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 4 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 5 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 6 — Photo: Rajan Rao · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 7 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 8 — Photo: scaup · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 9 — Photo: scaup · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca), photo 10 — Photo: wang cai · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Ladder-tailed Nightjar

The ladder-tailed nightjar is a species of bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is one of four species in the genus, Hydropsalis. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, the Guianas, Suriname, and also Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia; it is also in Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and freshwater lakes.

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Where it lives

Peru Ecuador Brazil Colombia Guyana Bolivia Suriname French Guiana Venezuela

When to see it

The Ladder-tailed Nightjar can be seen all year round, with peak activity in August. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Ladder-tailed Nightjar look like?: The ladder-tailed nightjar is a species of bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
How big is a Ladder-tailed Nightjar?: The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.
Where can you see a Ladder-tailed Nightjar?: The Ladder-tailed Nightjar occurs in 9 countries, including Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Guyana.
What birds look similar to a Ladder-tailed Nightjar?: The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is most easily confused with the White-tailed Nightjar and the Scissor-tailed Nightjar.
Is the Ladder-tailed Nightjar endangered?: The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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