Pygmy Nightjar
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus(Spix, JB, 1825)
English (US) Pygmy Nightjar
The Pygmy Nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) 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
- Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pygmy Nightjar
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Nyctipolus hirundinaceus cearae
- Nyctipolus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus
- Nyctipolus hirundinaceus vielliardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
- Type locality
- Rio Solimoes, error = Feira de Sant' Anna, Bahia, cf. Hellmayr, antea, 1929, p. 400.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.2 pl.3 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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