Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda)
About the Nacunda Nighthawk
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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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 24 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minorrecording
- Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillusrecording
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.