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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Pygmy Nightjar
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1825)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

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.

See all 98 species of the family Caprimulgidae