Little Nightjar (Setopagis parvula)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
19 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1837)

Habitat
Open forests, woodlands and some human modified habitats. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B), Peru (B), Uruguay (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (45)...)

Little Nightjar (Setopagis parvula) [XC51580]
by Sidnei S. dos Santos from Reserva Otamendi, Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina (song)

Little Nightjar (Setopagis parvula) [XC272905]
by Peter Boesman from North-east of Taco Pozo, Chaco, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Caprimulgus parvulus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Little Nightjar (Setopagis parvula) and Todd's Nightjar (Setopagis heterura) following SACC (2006).

Formerly considered conspecific with Scrub Nightjar (Nyctidromus anthonyi), but differs in vocalizations. Birds of Santa Marta region (northern Colombia) have been considered a separate species, Todd's Nightjar (Setopagis heterura), again on basis of vocal differences, but these are normally considered insufficiently marked to justify such a split.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

heterura (Todd, 1915) - Northern Colombia and north-western and central-eastern Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Todd's Nightjar (Setopagis heterura).
parvula Gould, 1837 - Eastern Peru through Brazil (south of Amazon) and south to northern Argentina and Uruguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Little Nightjar (Setopagis parvula) - 10 files

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