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The white-tailed nightjar is 20 to 22.5 cm (7.9 to 8.9 in) long. Males weigh 33 to 40 g (1.2 to 1.4 oz) and females 32 to 38 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz). Males of the nominate subspecies have grayish brown uppersides with brown to blackish brown speckles and streaks. Their face has a white or buffy supercilium and "moustache". The hindneck has a broad tawny buff collar. The wings are generally grayish to blackish brown with tawny and buffy markings. A white band shows on both the spread and folded wing.
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When to see the White-tailed Nightjar
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-tailed Nightjar
The map shades 14 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-tailed Nightjar
The white-tailed nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the tropic regions of Central and South America.
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Easily confused with
Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocercaThe ladder-tailed nightjar is a species of bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
Long-trained NightjarHydropsalis forcipataThe male long-trained nightjar has extremely long outer tail feathers from which the species gets its name.
Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquataThe most distinctive feature of the scissor-tailed nightjar is the male's elongated outer tail feathers, which are almost twice as long as its body.
Side by side: Scissor-tailed Nightjar vs White-tailed Nightjar
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