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Nacunda Nighthawk
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Nightjars, potoos & oilbird

Nacunda Nighthawk

Chordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishNacunda Nighthawk
DutchNacundanachtzwaluw
SpanishÑacundá
Chinese纳昆达夜鹰
Scientific nameChordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817)

About this species

The nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusChordeiles

In Suriname

15Records in Suriname
1921First record
2022Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Wanica4
  • Para4
  • Paramaribo1
  • Sipaliwini1

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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