Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula(Gould, J, 1837)
English (US) Little Nightjar
The Little Nightjar (Setopagis parvula) 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.
Range: eastern Peru to Brazil south of the Amazon River, Uruguay, and northern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Setopagis parvula
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Nightjar
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus parvulus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
- Type locality
- No locality given, but type from near Santa Fe, Rio Parana, Argentina.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.5, no.50 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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