Rufous nightjar

Antrostomus rufus

The rufous nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Rufous nightjar A lifer for me and it was shocking how close we were able to get to this bird. Antrostomus rufus,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Rufous nightjar

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusAntrostomus
SpeciesA. rufus
Photographed in
Costa Rica