Pygmy Nightjar

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus - Engoulevent pygmée

Engoulevent pygmée
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nyctipolus

  • Species
    :

    hirundinaceus

Descriptor

Spix, 1825

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 20 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Engoulevent pygmée
Engoulevent pygmée

Pygmy Nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Nyctipolus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus (Piauí to Bahia and Alagoas. e Brazil.)
  • Nyctipolus hirundinaceus cearae (Ceará to n Bahia. ne Brazil.)
  • Nyctipolus hirundinaceus vielliardi (Espírito Santo. e Brazil.)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent pygmée,
  • Chotacabras pigmeo,
  • bacurauzinho-da-caatinga,
  • Spixnachtschwalbe,
  • Spix-lappantyú,
  • Spix' Nachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre pigmeo,
  • pygménattskärra,
  • Pygménattravn,
  • lelek trpasličí,
  • lelek vlaštovčí,
  • Dværgnatravn,
  • kääpiökehrääjä,
  • enganyapastors pigmeu,
  • lelkowiec brazylijski,
  • Крошечный козодой,
  • コビトヨタカ,
  • 侏夜鹰,
  • 侏夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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