''Setopagis'' is a
genus
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of
nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk ta ...
s in the
family
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Caprimulgidae.
It contains the following species:
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Todd's nightjar
Todd's nightjar (''Setopagis heterura'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, G. M. Kirwan, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Todd's Nightjar (''Setopagis ...
(''Setopagis heterura'')
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Little nightjar
The little nightjar (''Setopagis parvula'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Taxonomy and systematics
The little nightjar was described as ''Caprim ...
(''Setopagis parvula'')
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Roraiman nightjar
The Roraiman nightjar (''Setopagis whitelyi'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Roraiman nightjar was described as ''Anstrotomus whitelyi'' and w ...
(''Setopagis whitelyi'')
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Cayenne nightjar
The Cayenne nightjar (''Setopagis maculosa'') is a species of bird in the nightjar family only known from a single specimen, a male taken on the Fleuve Mana, French Guiana, in 1917. However, a possible female was caught at the Saül airstrip, F ...
(''Setopagis maculosa'')
Bird genera
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Taxa named by Robert Ridgway
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