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Blackish Nightjar
Hector Bottai, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nightjars, potoos & oilbird

Blackish Nightjar

Nyctipolus nigrescens (Cabanis, 1849)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlackish Nightjar
DutchRoetnachtzwaluw
SpanishChotacabras Negruzco
Chinese暗色夜鹰
Scientific nameNyctipolus nigrescens (Cabanis, 1849)

About this species

The Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) is a species of the family Caprimulgidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 550 times (GBIF), between 1913 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 18 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Sipaliwini, Brokopondo and Para. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusNyctipolus

In Suriname

550Records in Suriname
18iNaturalist observations
1913First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini418
  • Brokopondo57
  • Para29
  • Wanica3
  • Paramaribo2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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