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 |
Little Nightjar Setopagis parvula
Version: 1.0 — Published April 17, 2015
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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
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Vocalizations
The song of Little Nightjar is described as "a rattling, clacking, flat, unbirdlike sound in [a] pattern of hurr-ee quick quick quick quick quick quick" (Belton 1984), as "a very distinctive, warbled series of 4-8 notes which descend in pitch dop dro-dro-dro-dro-dro" (Cleere 1998) and as "a peculiar popping and gurgling jerEEdjeedle-eedle-eedle" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Little Nightjar can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.