🐦

Nacunda Nighthawk

Chordeiles nacunda

Least Concern

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

47,6 cm

Khối Lượng

157,0 g

Họ

Caprimulgidae

Bộ

Caprimulgiformes

Giới Thiệu

The largest New World nighthawk (~157 g), family Caprimulgidae, of open savanna and grassland in South America east of the Andes. White belly is conspicuous in flight. Highly gregarious; roosts and hunts in flocks. Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore. Partially migratory in austral winter. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	47,6 cm	18.7 in
Khối Lượng	157,0 g	5.54 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Large nighthawk; brown above with buff mottling; white throat and belly contrasting strongly with dark breast; bold white wing bar across primaries visible in flight; white tail band. Female has buff throat.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Resident of open savanna, grassland, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Argentina; partially nomadic.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial insectivore; forages in flocks hawking flying insects over South American grassland and open country.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Nest type: NO.

Số Trứng

1-2

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

Deep, booming 'na-KUN-da' or 'woop-woop'; low-pitched buzzy calls; wings produce loud rattling sound in display; louder than most nighthawks

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Họ	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Chordeiles
Loài	Chordeiles nacunda

Distribution

Nacunda Nighthawk has been recorded in 4 countries.

{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}

Hiện Diện Not recorded