Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

About Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Owls And Nightjars
• Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars

The ladder-tailed nightjar is a species of bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is one of four species in the genus, Hydropsalis. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, the Guianas, Suriname, and also Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia; it is also in Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and freshwater lakes.

Source: Wikipedia