Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors fosc |
| Czech | lelek šerý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Dusky Nightjar |
| English (Kenya) | Costa Rican Dusky Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Dusky Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent montagnard |
| French (France) | Engoulevent montagnard |
| German | Bergnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ウスグロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | costaricanattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec kostarykański |
| Russian | Горный козодой |
| Serbian | Tamni leganj |
| Slovak | lelek vrchársky |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Fuliginoso |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Chotacabras Sombrío |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tapacamino Sombrío |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras fuliginoso |
| Swedish | costaricanattskärra |
| Turkish | Karakızıl Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга коста-риканський |
Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus
Version: 1.0 — Published July 18, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
Like most other species of nightjar, Dusky Nightjar is nocturnal.
Dusky Nightjar forages for flying insects with sallies from a perch, which usually are several m above the ground (Slud 1964, Stiles and Skutch 1989). Rarely, also may forage from perches on the ground (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Territoriality
There are no published data on territorial defense, maintenance, or home range size for Dusky Nightjar.
Sexual Behavior
Undescribed; presumably is at least socially monogamous.
Males typically sing from a perch on open branches or on snags, and only rarely sing from the ground (Stiles and Skutch 1989). Males primarily sing during the breeding season; on moonlit nights, males may sing throughout the night, but singing is greatly restricted in foggy or rainy weather, when males may sing only once or twice after dusk and before dawn (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Social and interspecific behavior
Dusky Nightjar typically is solitary.
Predation
No reports of predation on Dusky Nightjar?
