Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Least Nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus) - HBW 5, p. 333
French: Engoulevent nain
German: Gnomennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Añapero Menudo
Taxonomy: Chordeiles ? pusillus Gould, 1861, Brazil.
Sympatric with C. vielliardi in NE Brazil. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- septentrionalis (Hellmayr, 1908) - E Colombia E to W Surinam and possibly W Brazil.
- esmeraldae Zimmer & Phelps, 1947 - SE Colombia, S Venezuela and extreme NW Brazil.
- xerophilus Dickerman, 1988 - extreme NE Brazil (Paraiba, Pernambuco).
- septentrionalis (Hellmayr, 1908) - E Colombia E to W Surinam and possibly W Brazil.
- esmeraldae Zimmer & Phelps, 1947 - SE Colombia, S Venezuela and extreme NW Brazil.
- xerophilus Dickerman, 1988 - extreme NE Brazil (Paraiba, Pernambuco).
- novaesi Dickerman, 1988 - NE Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí).
- pusillus Gould, 1861 - E Brazil (Tocantins, Bahia, Goiás).
- saturatus Pinto & Camargo, 1957 - WC Brazil and extreme E Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
- 4.4 Individual adu... Brazil, Dec 2011 Bruno Salaroli
- 3.8 At least 4 bir... Brazil, Mar 2007 Paul Varney
- 3.8 In flight. Brazil, Mar 2006 Ciro Albano
