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White-tailed Nightjar may in fact be relatively common in select open areas of the Pacific slope, but it is seldom-reported
in any forum. A bird found roosting at Tocumen Marsh in September of 2006 (a lovely photograph by Dustin Huntington is shared below) was
a life bird for Carlos Bethancourt, and a new bird for the Canopy Tower's list. White-tailed Nightjar should also be looked for in the savannas
around El Chirú. Ridgely correctly notes that Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgis maculicaudus should also be looked for in the region, as this
species exhibits a large and curious range gap that includes all of Panama, the kind of gap that prompts speculation regarding taxonomic status. See Ridgely
for detailed identification criteria.
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