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Podager
The nacunda nighthawk (''Chordeiles nacunda'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former tropical forest, forest. Taxonomy The species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus ''Podager'', but was reclassified into the genus ''Chordeiles'' in 2011. The former generic name ''podager'' originates from the Latin meaning "a man suffering from gout" and reflects the awkward walking manner of this nighthawk. The specific name ''nacunda'' is derived from the Guaraní language, Guaraní word for a "big-mouth". Description The nacunda nighthawk is not only the largest of the highly aerial nightjars known as nighthawks and the largest species of nightjar in the neotropics, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chordeiles Nacunda
The nacunda nighthawk (''Chordeiles nacunda'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Taxonomy The species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus ''Podager'', but was reclassified into the genus ''Chordeiles'' in 2011. The former generic name ''podager'' originates from the Latin meaning "a man suffering from gout" and reflects the awkward walking manner of this nighthawk. The specific name ''nacunda'' is derived from the Guaraní word for a "big-mouth". Description The nacunda nighthawk is not only the largest of the highly aerial nightjars known as nighthawks and the largest species of nightjar in the neotropics, it is one of the largest species in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
