Birds of the World

    CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)  
Genus: Nyctipolus (2 species)


Pygmy Nightjar
Pygmy Nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus)
Range: SA: ne, e Brazil
Sitio Pau Preto, Potengi, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Blackish Nightjar
Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) Male
Range: SA: Amazonia
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Generally very common in its range.


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