populations. They lay their two eggs (rarely one) directly on the ground without a nest. Vocalization The spot-tailed nightjar's song is "a high lisping tip-SEEEUUEEET", and is sung both from the ground and from a perch. It has "a rapid t-seet t-seet t-seet t-seet" call and a "slightly wailing seeeu or see-ee-eeii in flight". Status The IUCN has assessed the spot-tailed nightjar as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and a large, stable, population. No immediate threats have been identified. References spot-tailed nightjar spot-tailed nightjar Birds of Central America Birds of South America spot-tailed nightjar Taxonomy articles created by Polbot