Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Lurocalis
 
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Version 1.0

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SPECIES

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris

Alyssa Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published June 6, 2014

Breeding

Introduction

There is very little information on the reproductive biology of Rufous-bellied Nighthawk. A laying female was collected in the Sierra de Perijá, Colombia in March (Hilty and Brown 1986). The nest and egg apparently are undescribed; presumably these are similar to those of Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus), which lays a single egg directly on a horizontal branch.

Recommended Citation

Garcia, A. (2014). Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.rubnig1.01