• Synonyms Silky tailed Nightjar
  • Old latin name for bird Antrostomus serico-caudatis, Caprimulgus serico-caudatis, Caprimulgus sericocaudatus

Silky-tailed Nightjarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Song, © Douglas Meyer
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Cid Espínola
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Song, © Alexandre Bianco
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Song, © Sidnei Dantas
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Silky-tailed Nightjar

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Silky-tailed Nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Antrostomus sericocaudatus mengelin Brazil, n Peru and n Bolivia-No
Antrostomus sericocaudatus sericocaudatusse Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors cua de seda
Chinese丝尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)絲尾夜鷹
Croatiansvilorepi leganj
CzechLelek lesklý, lelek hedvábný
DanishSilkehalenatravn
DutchZijdestaartnachtzwaluw
EsperantoSilkovosta kaprimulgo
Estoniansiid-öösorr
Finnishsilkkikehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent à queue de soie
GermanSeidennachtschwalbe, Seiden-Nachtschwalbe
GuaraniKuriango
Hungarianselymes lappantyú
ItalianSucciacapre sericeo, Succiacapre codadiseta
Japaneseマルオヨタカ
Lithuanianšilkauodegis lėlys
Norwegiansilkestjertnattravn
Norwegian NynorskSilkestjertnatteramn
Polishlelkowiec jedwabisty, lelek jedwabisty
Portuguesenoitibó-cauda-de-seda, curiango, bacurau-rabo-de-seda, Bacurau-cauda-de-seda
RussianШелкохвостый козодой
SerbianSvilorepi leganj
Slovaklelek hodvábnochvostý, lelek hodvábny
SpanishAtajacaminos ahumado, Chotacabras coladeseda, Atajacaminos ahumadom, Atajacaminos oscuro, Chotacabra Oscura
Swedishsilkesstjärtad nattskärra
Turkishİpek kuyruklu çobanaldatan, İpek Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга парагвайський