Antrostomus sericocaudatus

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae/Antrostomus

At a glance

Occurrence records1 467

Data sources5

Biological traits22

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Antrostomus sericocaudatus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 467 records↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources22 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 467 records

01Narrative

The silky-tailed nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus) is a species of nightjar birds in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBAVONETEltonTraits

Size & morphology12

Beak depth3.3 mm

Beak length (culmen)23 mm

Beak length (nares)8.5 mm

Beak width6 mm

Body mass83 g

Body mass (male)83 g

Hand-wing index49.6

Kipp's distance79.7 mm

Secondary length81 mm

Tail length123 mm

Tarsus length17.6 mm

Wing length161 mm

Diet & foraging6

Ground30 %

Invertebrate100 %

Midhigh60 %

Trophic levelcarnivore

Trophic nicheInvertivore

Understory10 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatForest

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleAerial

Range size1 167 114 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 467 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 461

Museum / vouchered6

Origin

Native12

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 660 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy22% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 1≤10 km 6>10 km 8

18 georeferenced · 1 443 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 461

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 6 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Louisiana State University, Museum of Zoologylocation not on record	3
Philadelphia, US	1
Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record	1
Ann Arbor, US	1

4 institutions · 6 of 6 vouchered records shown

Antrostomus sericocaudatus

At a glance

Sources5 archives

Size & morphology12

Diet & foraging6

Habitat & environment4

Record type1 467 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions2 of 4 geolocated

Record type1 467 records