Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Caprimulgiformes > Caprimulgidae > Nyctipolus > Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus (Pygmy Nightjar)

Synonyms: Caprimulgus hirundinaceus

Wikipedia Abstract

The pygmy nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
View Wikipedia Record: Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

Infraspecies

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus cearae
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus vielliardi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
27
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.0274
EDGE Score: 2.48719
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  100 %
Forages - Aerial [1]  60 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  20 %
Forages - Understory [1]  20 %
Clutch Size [2]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Caatinga Brazil Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Estação Ecológica do Seridó Brazil A1, A2
Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina Brazil A1, A2, A3
Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara Brazil A1, A2, A3
Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões Brazil A1, A3
Reserva Ecológica Maurício Dantas Brazil A1

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0