Tschudi's nightjar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Genus: | Systellura |
Species: | S. decussata |
Binomial name | |
Systellura decussata (Tschudi, 1844) |
Tschudi's nightjar or lesser band-winged nightjar (Systellura decussata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae in the genus Systellura. It is found in western Peru and northern Chile. Until 2016, it was considered a subspecies of the band-winged nightjar.