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
Joey Chase
Version: 1.0 — Published July 18, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published July 18, 2014
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The song of Dusky Nightjar is reminiscent of the songs of whip-poor-wills (Slud 1964), and is described as "a trilled, double-noted whistle prurrr prureee or prurrrr prruwhip" (Cleere 1998) or as "chup-wheer-purrWHEEEW, the chup low-pitched, audible only a close range, the wheer-purr with a rolling quality, the final wheeew loudest, with a burry tone" (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
A call given in flight is described as a scratchy wheer (Cleere 1998, Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Dusky Nightjar can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
