Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Nacunda Nighthawk

Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Los Flamencos, Colombia - May 11, 2004 © R S Scanlon  near Los Flamencos, Colombia - May 11, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus  Paraguay River, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Tropical South America;
Two populations;
(1) E. of the Andes n. of the Amazon in n. and ne. South America from n. and c. Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and n. Brazil.
(2) E. of the Andes s. of the Amazon in e. Peru, Bolivia, c. Brazil (Bahia) s. of the Amazon to Paraguay and c. Argentina (Patagonia).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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