Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors pigmeu |
| Czech | lelek zakrslý |
| Dutch | Spix' Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Pygmy Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent pygmée |
| French (France) | Engoulevent pygmée |
| German | Spixnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | コビトヨタカ |
| Norwegian | pygménattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec brazylijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurauzinho-da-caatinga |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurauzinho-da-caatinga |
| Russian | Крошечный козодой |
| Serbian | Patuljasti leganj |
| Slovak | lelek trpasličí |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Pigmeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras pigmeo |
| Swedish | pygménattskärra |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга бразильський |
Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
Version: 1.0 — Published December 19, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
Pygmy Nightjar is crepuscular and nocturnal. It tends to rest on sand and stones in clearings, and sit on tracks and dirt roads at night (Cleere 1998). Observed foraging in open, disturbed areas (Olmos 1993, Cleere 1998); these nightjars forage by making sallies (0.5-10 m) to the air from the ground, and returning to the same site (Vasconselos and Figueiredo 1996, Mazar Barnett et al. 2014).
Territoriality
There are no published data on territorial defense, maintenance, or home range size for Pygmy Nightjar. Mazar Barnett et al. (2014) noted three nests within only 15-20 m of one another, with a fourth nest ca 350 m farther away.
Sexual Behavior
Little information. Pygmy Nightjar is at least socially monogamous.
Social and interspecific behavior
Nightjars are generally solitary except when paired for breeding and have no known social behavior.
Predation
No reports of predation on Pygmy Nightjar?
