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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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
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.