Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Kleine Nachtzwaluw |
| English (United States) | Little Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent des bois |
| German | Zwergnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | コヨタカ |
| Norwegian | smånattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec szarawy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-chintã |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-chintã |
| Russian | Малый козодой |
| Serbian | Mali leganj |
| Slovak | lelek hájový |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Chico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Atajacaminos Chico |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Atajacaminos chico |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Chico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras chico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Dormilón Chico |
| Swedish | mindre nattskärra |
| Turkish | Küçük Çobanaldatan |
SPECIES
Little Nightjar Setopagis parvula
Kaiya Provost
Version: 1.0 — Published April 17, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published April 17, 2015
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Diet and Foraging
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Diet
Little Nightjar is insectivorous, but its diet is not known in much detail. Stomach contents include beetles Coleoptera (including Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Elateridae, Hydrophilidae, Melolonthidae, and Tenebrionidae), ants Formicidae, bugs Hemiptera, moths Lepidoptera, and Orthoptera (Schubart et al. 1965, Holyoak 2001).