Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | lelek nejmenší |
Dutch | Kleinste Nachtzwaluw |
English | Least Nighthawk |
English (United States) | Least Nighthawk |
French | Engoulevent nain |
French (France) | Engoulevent nain |
German | Gnomennachtschwalbe |
Japanese | コビトアメリカヨタカ |
Norwegian | tussenatthauk |
Polish | lelczyk malutki |
Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurauzinho |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurauzinho |
Russian | Карликовый сумеречник |
Serbian | Patuljasti američki leganj |
Slovak | súmračník malý |
Spanish | Añapero Menudo |
Spanish (Argentina) | Añapero Chico |
Spanish (Spain) | Añapero menudo |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Menudo |
Swedish | dvärgfalknattskärra |
Turkish | Küçük Gecedoğanı |
Ukrainian | Анаперо карликовий |
SPECIES
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
Dominique Hellmich
Version: 1.0 — Published June 13, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published June 13, 2014
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Priorities for Future Research
Introduction
Least Nighthawk is widely distributed and is fairly common across its range. Nonetheless, most aspects of its natural history are very poorly known. Perhaps the most fundamental unanswered question regarding this species is which populations are resident, and how much of the large geographic range of the species is occupied only on a seasonal basis. There also is no information on such topics as age at first breeding, life span and survivorship, dispersal, population regulation, molts, territoriality and population density, sexual behavior, and responses to predators. Further research and observation could help clarify many of these topics.