Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors pàl·lid |
| Czech | lelek pískobarvý |
| Dutch | Zandkleurige Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Sand-colored Nighthawk |
| English (UK) | Sand-coloured Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Sand-colored Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent sable |
| French (France) | Engoulevent sable |
| German | Flussnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | スナイロアメリカヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sandnatthauk |
| Polish | lelczyk blady |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-da-praia |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-da-praia |
| Russian | Речной сумеречник |
| Serbian | Peščani leganj |
| Slovak | súmračník pieskový |
| Spanish | Añapero Blanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Arenisco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Arenisco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero blanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Blanco |
| Swedish | sandfalknattskärra |
| Turkish | Kum Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо блідий |
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Version: 1.0 — Published April 10, 2015
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Sand-colored Nighthawk is sometimes is considered to be a relatively quiet bird (e.g. Hilty and Brown 1986, Ridgely and Greenfield 2001b). The song, which is given from the ground, is described as "a gurgling purr, similar to Lesser Nighthawk [Chordeiles acutipennis], interspersed with quiet throat-clearing sound and loud grawh notes" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
Other vocalizations of Sand-colored Nighthawk include "a grating trill interspersed with a gaw-gaw-gaw", which is given in chase flights (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010); a series of loud grawh notes (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010); and quiet pup notes (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010). Also give a grunting sound when defending the nest (O'Neill 1974).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Sand-colored Nighthawk can be heard at Macualay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
