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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Overflying the Correntes River in late afternoon.
Locality Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 18 November 2010 1 year ago 3
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