---
title: "Band-winged Nightjar"
description: "Systellura longirostris — Uccelli. The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/band-winged-nightjar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Band-winged Nightjar

> Systellura longirostris — Uccelli. The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

- Scientific name: *Systellura longirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1385
- Wikidata: [Q27074761](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074761)
- iNaturalist taxon: [605123](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/605123)

## Names

- en: Band-winged Nightjar
- de: Spiegelnachtschwalbe
- es: Atajacaminos ñañarca
- fr: Engoulevent à miroir
- pt: Bacurau-da-telha
- pl: Lelkowiec długodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

CL (313), AR (266), BR (172), CO (164), EC (56), BO (31), PE (19), UY (7)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-winged_nightjar

## Photo

![Band-winged Nightjar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/band-winged-nightjar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/272707875

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/band-winged-nightjar?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).