Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Bahian Nighthawk (Chordeiles vielliardi) - HBW 5, p. 334

French: Engoulevent du Bahia German: Bahianachtschwalbe Spanish: Añapero de Bahía
Other common names: Caatinga Nighthawk

Taxonomy: Chordeiles vielliardi Lencioni-Neto, 1994, Brazil.
Only recently described; further study required, as species possibly more closely related to genus Nyctiprogne than to Chordeiles. Sympatric with C. pusillus in NE Brazil. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Brazil (N Bahia).

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