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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Setopagis

Little Nightjar

Setopagis parvula

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Setopagis

Distribution

eastern Peru to Brazil south of the Amazon River, Uruguay, and northern Argentina

Vocalizations

Celso Henrique Varela Rios · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Seba Fernández · CC_BY_4_0
Leandro Bareiro Guiñazú · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.