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Pygmy Nightjar

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
(Spix, JB, 1825)
Atajacaminos Golondrina
Bacurauzinho-da-caatinga

Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Chotacabras Pigmeo.

Synonyms: Caprimulgus hirundinaceus.

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Number of Photography: 3

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Photography ID: 462315
  Adult

Potengi
Ceará
Brazil
11/12/2016
Pedro Giovani Cunha E Silva
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Photography ID: 128368
  Adult

Potengi
Ceará
Brazil
12/05/2015
João Sérgio Barros


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Number of Records: 4



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
210218705/07/2024BrazilPernambucoSerra da Onça, Santa Cruz do CapibaribeEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
104988004/11/2017BrazilBahiaBoa Nova Area2Julian Quillen Vidoz
146314212/11/2016BrazilCearáPotengiPedro Giovani Cunha E Silva
37311305/12/2015BrazilCearáPotengiJoão Sérgio Barros
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Pygmy Nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.