Family: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Authority: (Gould, 1838)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to be declining rapidly owing to habitat loss and degradation, largely due to conversion to agriculture and tree plantations. It is therefore classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,490,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial