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Pygmy Nightjar
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus (Spix, 1825)
Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
Pygmy Nightjar, Nyctipolus hirundinaceus, is a nightjar of north-east and east Brazil in the family Caprimulgidae. It lives in dry scrub and deciduous woodland, using gravelly or stony ground in caatinga and rocky outcrops in Atlantic Forest areas. The nominate form occurs in Piauí, Bahia and Alagoas, while the other subspecies are also confined to Brazil. It is a small nightjar with brown upperparts, barred tail and pale markings on the underparts, and the sexes are similar, though females are paler and lack white on the tail.
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
- Breeding range
- South America: ne, e Brazil
