Sand-coloured Nighthawk
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Genus: Chordeiles Species: C. rupestris
Binomial name
Chordeiles rupestris (Spix, 1825)

The Sand-coloured Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest.

Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Chordeiles rupestris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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