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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Nyctipolus

Pygmy Nightjar

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (pygnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Nyctipolus

Subspecies (3)

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus cearae

eastern Brazil (Ceará to far northern Bahia)
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus

northeastern Brazil (southern Piauí to Bahia and Alagoas)
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus vielliardi

eastern Brazil (Espírito Santo)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (pygnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.