• Synonyms Ladder tailed Nightjar
  • Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus climacocercus

Ladder-tailed Nightjarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, song, © Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel)
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Alarm? calls, © Paul Coopmans
    Venezuela
  • 3.
    Flight call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Call, mechanical sound, © Daniel F. Lane
    Peru
  • 5.
    Calls, © Daniel F. Lane
    Peru
  • 6.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Call, © Jacob Wijpkema
    Bolivia
  • 9.
    Song, © Joseph Tobias and Nathalie Seddon
    Bolivia
  • 10.
    Call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 11.
    Call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Ladder-tailed Nightjar

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Amazonia

Ladder-tailed Nightjar subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hydropsalis climacocerca canescenslower Rio Tapajós, w Pará (nc Brazil)-No
Hydropsalis climacocerca climacocercaw Amazonia-No
Hydropsalis climacocerca intercedensObidos, w Pará (c Brazil)-No
Hydropsalis climacocerca pallidiorSantarém, w Pará (nc Brazil)-No
Hydropsalis climacocerca schomburgkie Venezuela and the Guianas-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors trident
Chinese梯尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)梯尾夜鷹
Croatianrašljorepi leganj
Czechlelek rezavolímcový, Lelek klínoocasý
DanishStigehale
DutchTrapstaartnachtzwaluw
EsperantoŜtuparvosta kaprimulgo
Estonianlõhissaba-öösorr
Finnishpihtipyrstökehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent trifide
GermanStaffelschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Hungarianlétrafarkú lappantyú
ItalianSucciacapre codagraduata, Succiacapre scalare
Japaneseマタオヨタカ
LithuanianPietų Amerikos lėlys
Norwegiangaffelnattravn
Norwegian NynorskGaffelnatteramn
Polishdziwolotek widłoogonowy, dziwolotek widloogonowy, lelkowiec widłoogonowy, Dziwoletek widłoogonowy
PortugueseAcurana, curiango-claro, acuraua, noitibó-de-escada
RussianЮжноамерик-ский острохвостый козодой, Южноамериканский острохвостый козодой, Трезубцехвостый козодой, Венесуэльский козодой
SerbianLeganj stepenastog repa
Slovaklelek riečny
SpanishDormilón Coludo Blanco, Guardacaminos Rabilargo, Aguaitacamino Grisáceo, Chotacabras de Escalera
SwedishStegstjärtnattskärra, gaffelnattskärra, gaffelstjärtnattskärra, gaffelstjärtsnattskärra
TurkishÜç Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга-вилохвіст колумбійський