This nightjar has been recorded in rocky grassland and nearby habitat in northeastern Argentina. Argentina’s protected-area information lists low woodland and steppe among its habitats.
One unsexed bird at Paraje Tres Cerros showed a rufous collar on the sides and back of the neck, a thin white line from the bill base through the cheeks and a white throat patch.
A bird was observed perched on a rock in the morning. Argentina’s biodiversity database lists low woodland and steppe as habitats.
The SIB database lists the species as native and recorded in 22 protected areas in Argentina.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.