Buff-collared Nightjar

Caprimulgus ridgwayi

Order

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family

Nighthawks and Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Code 4

BCNI

Code 6

CAPRID

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Dark gray with black markings.
Forehead Color: Dark gray with black markings.
Nape Color: Dark gray with black markings.
Throat Color: Dark gray with black markings.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 23 cm (8.9 in)
Weight: 48 g (1.7 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Gray-buff with dark brown barring.
Upperparts: Dark gray with black, brown and gray markings.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Mottled
Breast Pattern: Mottled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Easy flicking wing beats, buoyant and usually silent.
Wingspan Range: 38 cm (15 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid with white corners.
Upper Tail: Dark gray with black and brown markings and white corners.
Under Tail: Buff
Leg Color: Black

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