Sand-Coloured Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris(Spix, JB, 1825)
English (US) Sand-colored Nighthawk
UK name: Sand-Coloured Nighthawk
The Sand-Coloured Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) 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 rupestris
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sand-colored Nighthawk
- English (UK)
- Sand-Coloured Nighthawk
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chordeiles rupestris xyostictus
- Chordeiles rupestris rupestris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus rupestris
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
- Type locality
- Rocky islands in the Rio Negro, Brazil.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.2 pl.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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