Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Swallow-tailed NightjarThe Swallow-tailed Nightjar occurs in the Andes. Males have long outer tail feathers, and the species uses forest edges and rocky walls.What does it look like?It is mostly blackish with rufous spots and a collar. The male has very long outer tail feathers with white along the edge; the female has a barred, notched tail.How does it live?The Swallow-tailed Nightjar occurs in the Andes. Males have long outer tail feathers, and the species uses forest edges and rocky walls.It favors forest edges, vertical rocky walls, and landslide edges. Records from montane forest on the eastern Andes slope are at 2,000–3,600 m.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.