Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Caprimulgiformes > Caprimulgidae > Setopagis > Setopagis whitelyi

Setopagis whitelyi (Roraiman Nightjar)

Synonyms: Antrostomus whitelyi; Caprimulgus whitelyi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Roraiman nightjar (Setopagis whitelyi) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in wooded habitats in the tepui highlands in northern Brazil, southern Venezuela and Guyana. It largely resembles the more widespread blackish nightjar.
View Wikipedia Record: Setopagis whitelyi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
28
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.9011
EDGE Score: 2.55731
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  100 %
Forages - Aerial [1]  60 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  20 %
Forages - Understory [1]  20 %
Clutch Size [2]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Pantepuis Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Monumento Natural Cerro Urutaní Venezuela A2
Monumento Natural Tepui Guaiquinima Venezuela A1, A2, A3
Monumento Natural Tepui Roraima Venezuela A1, A2, A3
Parque Nacional Canaima Venezuela A1, A2, A3
Parque Nacional Jaua-Sarisariñama Venezuela A2

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0