Band-winged Nightjar

Systellura longirostris (Bonaparte, 1825)

20–27 cmLength46 gWeight

The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Chile

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Chile

Band-winged Nightjar has been recorded at 225 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Chamicero del Perijá Proaves ReserveColombia483 records
Cuchilla San LorenzoColombia327 records
Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia291 records

More places

El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia266 records
Reserva YanacochaEcuador246 records
RNA Loro OrejiamarilloColombia231 records
Parque Natural ChicaqueColombia161 records
Estero MantaguaChile159 records
PutreChile154 records
Niterói – IcaraíBrazil122 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Ecuador Chile Brazil Argentina Peru Venezuela Bolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species now placed in the genus Systellura. It is widespread in South America, where it is found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and eastern Brazil.

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