Systellura longirostris
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The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species now placed in the genus Systellura. It is widespread in South America, where it is found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and eastern Brazil. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, from the edge of humid montane forests to shrubby semi-deserts and urban rooftops.
The band-winged nightjar was formally described in 1825 as Caprimulgus longirostris by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The specific epithet combines the Latin longus meaning "long" with -rostris meaning "-billed". The band-winged nightjar is now the only species placed in the genus Systellura that was introduced in 1912 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with Stenopis ruficervix Sclater, PL, 1866, as the type species. This is now considered as a subspecies of the band-winged nightjar. The genus name Systellura combines the Ancient Greek συστελλω/sustellō meaning "to shorten" with ουρα'oura meaning "tail".
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 11 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 8 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-winged Nightjar sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Band-winged Nightjar in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–January, the lowest months. That is one of Chapada dos Guimarães National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 240 mm in March. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-winged Nightjar sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Band-winged Nightjar sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, under 5%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Caprimulgidae
The closest relatives of the Band-winged Nightjar that you can see in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (family Caprimulgidae, Nightjars and Allies) are Common Pauraque (about 30%), Rufous Nightjar (about 10%) and Little Nightjar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-winged Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (52 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
