Birds of the World

Caprimulgidae : Nightjars

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Sani Lodge, Ecuador - January 2013

Ladder-tailed Nightjar occurs in a variety of lowland habitats in the Amazon Basin. Its usual daytime roost site is on the ground, but the individual photographed here was quite happily using a low branch in a small lakeside tree.

Sani Lodge, Ecuador - January 2013