Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Salvin |
| Czech | lelek Salvinův |
| Dutch | Salvins Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Tawny-collared Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Tawny-collared Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Salvin |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Salvin |
| German | Salvinnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | メキシコヨタカ |
| Norwegian | rustnakkenattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec obrożny |
| Russian | Рыжеватый козодой |
| Serbian | Cimetastovrati leganj |
| Slovak | lelek okrovokrký |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Ticuer |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tapacaminos Ticurú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras ticuer |
| Swedish | gråbrun nattskärra |
| Turkish | Salvin Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга східний |
SPECIES
Tawny-collared Nightjar Antrostomus salvini
Thomas S. Schulenberg, Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Andy Johnson, and Jake Sousa
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2014
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Behavior
Introduction
Like most other species of nightjar, Tawny-collared Nightjar is nocturnal.
Tawny-collared Nightjar forages for flying insects with sallies from a perch in a tree or bush; possibly also sallies from the ground (Howell and Webb 1995).
Territoriality
There are no published data on territorial defense, maintenance, or home range size for Tawny-collared Nightjar.
Sexual Behavior
Undescribed; presumably is at least socially monogamous.
Singing primarily occurs at dawn and dusk (Cleere 1998) and is most frequent from March through July (Howell and Webb 1995). Songs are given while the bird is perched in a tree or bush, often from sites that are well hidden (Howell and Webb 1995).
Social and interspecific behavior
Tawny-collared Nightjar typically is solitary.
Predation
No reports of predation on Tawny-colllared Nightjar?