[4] Tschudi's nightjar is found along most of western Peru and extreme northern Chile.

It generally keeps to open country, clearings, and wooded edges though it is also found in urban areas including Lima, Peru.

[4] The breeding season of Tschudi's nightjar is thought to be from November or earlier to January.

Tschudi's nightjar's song is "a loud series of well-defined, but slightly buzzy 'cueeo' notes".

It has a range estimated at 472,000 km2 (182,000 sq mi), and though its population has not been quantified it is thought to be stable.