Spot-tailed Nightjar

Antiurus maculicaudus (Lawrence, 1862)

The spot-tailed nightjar (Antiurus maculicaudus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

Most records: Mexico, Brazil, Peru

Where and when it's recorded

Spot-tailed Nightjar has been recorded at 66 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

MEX - Veracruz- MInatitlan - Pantano de Santa AlejandrinMexico1,175 records
Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil196 records
Poconé – Aymara LodgeBrazil113 records

More places

Poconé – Pousada Pouso AlegreBrazil76 records
Poconé – SouthWild PantanalBrazil73 records
Poconé – Rio Pixaim e arredoresBrazil59 records
Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil54 records
Morro de CalzadaPeru45 records
Pantanal – northern TranspantaneiraBrazil30 records
Pantanal – Campos do JofreBrazil28 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Mexico Brazil Peru Colombia Venezuela Paraguay French Guiana Guyana

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 spot-tailed nightjar (Antiurus maculicaudus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Antiurus. It is found in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

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