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
Andrea Alfano
Version: 1.0 — Published December 19, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published December 19, 2014
Distribution
Distribution in the Americas
Pygmy Nightjar is endemic to Brazil. It is relatively widely distributed in northeastern Brazil, with apparently local disjunct populations in eastern Minais Gerais and Espírito Santo.
Distribution outside the Americas
Endemic to the Americas.
Habitat
Blackish Nightjar occurs in arid scrub and deciduous forest, but is particularly associated with open gravelly and stony sites (especially in the caatinga region) and with rocky outcrops (in the Atlantic Forest region) (Ingels et al. 2014).
Historical changes
None reported.
Fossil history
None reported.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Pygmy Nightjar
