Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Chordeiles
- eBird Code
- leanig1
Subspecies (6)
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Chordeiles pusillus esmeraldae
southeastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and far northwestern Brazil
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Chordeiles pusillus novaesi
northeastern Brazil (Maranhão and Piauí)
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Chordeiles pusillus pusillus
eastern Brazil (Tocantins, Bahia, and Goiás)
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Chordeiles pusillus saturatus
far eastern Bolivia and west-central Brazil
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Chordeiles pusillus septentrionalis
eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and adjacent Brazil
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Chordeiles pusillus xerophilus
far northeastern Brazil (Paraíba and Pernambuco)
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.