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Blackish Nightjar

Nyctipolus nigrescens
(Cabanis, JL, 1849)
Chotacabras Negruzco
Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Caprimulgus nigrescens.


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Number of Photography: 7

Foto
Photography ID: 646516
  Adult
Manacapuru
Amazonas
Brazil
06/19/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 224048
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/24/2017
Luis Orlando Krause
Foto
Photography ID: 207957
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/24/2017
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 206316
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/24/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 205901
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/24/2017
Héctor Schreiber


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Number of Records: 12



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233349319/06/2025BrazilAmazonasCirandeira Bela Pousada, ManacapuruPablo Alberto Re
104987503/07/2019PeruSan MartínACR Cordillera Escalera--Túnel Yurimaguas (Este)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
104987302/07/2019PeruSan MartínACR Cordillera Escalera--Túnel Yurimaguas (Este)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
80930324/07/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada Jardim da Amazonia, Sao Jose do Rio ClaroLuis Orlando Krause
58656324/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoSao Jose do Rio ClaroFederico J. Villegas
58313724/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoSao Jose do Rio ClaroPablo Eguia
58243124/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada Jardim da Amazonia, Sao Jose do Rio ClaroHéctor Schreiber
58119424/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada Jardim da Amazonia, Sao Jose do Rio ClaroHéctor Bernardo Fernández
30940421/07/2015PeruSan MartínPueblo de Consuelo, Provincia de BellavistaMarco Figueroa Daneri
46093421/10/2014EcuadorZamora ChinchipeAcceso rio Bombuscaro, Parque Nacional PodocarpusCarmelo López Abad
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.