Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors nyacundà |
| Czech | lelek skvrnokřídlý |
| Dutch | Nacundanachtzwaluw |
| English | Nacunda Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Nacunda Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent nacunda |
| French (France) | Engoulevent nacunda |
| German | Weißbauch-Nachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | シロハラヨタカ |
| Norwegian | nacundanatthauk |
| Polish | lelczyk duży |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | corucão |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Corucão |
| Russian | Белобрюхий сумеречник |
| Serbian | Nakunda leganj |
| Slovak | súmračník nakunda |
| Spanish | Añapero Ñacundá |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ñacundá |
| Spanish (Chile) | Ñacundá |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Nacundá |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Ñacundá |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras de Vientre Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero ñacundá |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Ñacundá |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Barriga Blanca |
| Swedish | nacundanattskärra |
| Turkish | Nakunda Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Накунда |
Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
Version: 1.0 — Published February 4, 2011
Behavior
Introduction
Primarily crepuscular. Roosts during the day on the ground on rocky outcrops in grassland, on open ground such as grassy fields, or on sandbars, often in sites that are fully exposed to the sun (Belton 1984, Cleere 1998, Hilty 2003). Frequently roosts close to pieces of wood or of dried cow dung (Cleere 1998). On landing, after having been flushed, birds stand upright with neck, and make "nervous, jerky movements", and often call (Cleere 1998). Drinks in flight from streams. Forages in high flight over open habitats, also on insects flushed by grassland fires. Flight is "leisurely, buoyant, reminiscent of a giant moth (or Short-eared Owl [Asio flammeus], as bird holds wings bent down and flies without freg. [frequent] swerving of smaller nighthawks [Chordeiles]" (Hilty 2003).
Territoriality
No information available.
Sexual Behavior
No information. Presumably is monogamous.
Social and interspecific behavior
Usually solitary or in small groups, both when roosting and when foraging. Also can in large concentrations, of up to 300-500 individuals (Friedmann and Smith 1950, Hilty 2003).
Predation
No information available.
