Published October 23, 2026
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Recent record and distributional update of Nyctiphrynus ocellatus (Tschudi, 1844) (Aves, Caprimulgidae) in southeastern Ecuador
Authors/Creators
- 1. Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Departamento de Biología, Sede Académica Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui, Ecuador|Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
- 2. Copalinga Ecolodge, Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, Zamora, Ecuador
- 3. Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
- 4. Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador|Laboratorio de Ecología Tropical y Servicios Ecosistémicos (EcoSs-Lab), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
Description
We report new records of the Ocellated Poorwill, Nyctiphrynus ocellatus (Tschudi, 1844), from southeastern Ecuador. An individual of N. ocellatus was photographed in September 2025 at the Copalinga Reserve, Zamora Chinchipe Province. This observation, along with records from online databases, expands the species’ previously known distribution range toward southeastern Ecuador and confirms its presence in and affinity for humid montane forests of the Andean foothills.