The Buff-collared Nightjar is a nocturnal bird marked by a cinnamon-colored neck collar. It uses its huge mouth to catch flying insects in the dark.
A bold cinnamon-colored collar circles its neck.
It catches flying insects at night with its large mouth. Males sing from low perches, while females lay their eggs directly on the ground.
It lays two buff eggs with lilac and brown blotches directly on the ground without building a nest. In Morelos, Mexico, eggs have been reported beneath vegetation in dense brush.
During breeding it sallies from a perch for five to ten seconds to catch moths or beetles, then returns to the same perch. Limited nonbreeding observations in Colima and Jalisco, Mexico, found it foraging mainly from the ground.
By day it rests on the ground, often beneath small bushes on hillsides with the head pointing downslope. Activity is greatest around dawn and dusk.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.