Nacunda Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Nacunda Nighthawk
The Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
- Scientific name
- Chordeiles nacunda
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chordeiles nacunda coryi
- Chordeiles nacunda nacunda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus nacunda
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 10 p.240
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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