Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Pygmy Nightjar (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus) - HBW 5, p. 355
French: Engoulevent pygmée
German: Spixnachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Pigmeo
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus hirundinaceus Spix, 1825, River Solimões; error = Feira de Sant’Anna, Bahia, Brazil.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cearae (Cory, 1917) - NE Brazil (N Ceará to extreme N Bahia).
- hirundinaceus Spix, 1825 - NE Brazil (S Piauí to Bahia and Alagoas).
- vielliardi Ribon, 1995 - E Brazil (Colatina, Espírito Santo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Birds in the habitat. Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
Ciro Albano 6 January 2012 1 year ago 1 min 28 sec 4.5 -
One bird exited with my presence. During the day (roosting site). Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
Ciro Albano 25 January 2010 3 years ago 44 sec 4.3 -
A bird at day time roosting on a large rock. Locality Morada Nova, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
Josep del Hoyo 3 October 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 3.9 -
Two juveniles roosting. Close ups views of one of them. Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
Ciro Albano 27 February 2012 1 year ago 1 min 28 sec 3.3 -
A bird running and then resting. Locality Morada Nova, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 3.3
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This is a very dark form.
Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp vielliardi)
Ciro Albano 16 November 2008 4 years ago 3.9 -
The Caatinga forest ground, habitat of this endemic Nightjar
Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
José Augusto 28 August 2010 2 years ago 3.6 -
A bird on a rock.
Locality Morada Nova, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearae)
Josep del Hoyo 3 October 2008 4 years ago 3.2
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Unsolicited. Locality Milagres, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp cearae)
Ciro Albano 25 April 2008 3 years ago 4.5
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