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Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) | |||
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The map shows the number of species registered per state and entire Mexico. Click each of the states to see the list.
Island species (Guadalupe, Revillagigedos, Tres Marías and Cozumel), are included in the respective state lists (Baja California, Colima, Nayarit and Quintana Roo). |
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texensis | SW US to central Mexico; winters to n Colombia | ||
micromeris | N Yucatán Pen., Isla Mujeres and Belize; winters to Panama | ||
littoralis | S Mexico to Costa Rica | ||
acutipennis | Tropical n South America to n Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil | ||
crissalis | SW Colombia | ||
aequatorialis | W Colombia, w Ecuador and adjacent nw Peru | ||
exilis | W Peru to extreme n Chile | ||
Endemic status | Not endemic | ||
Photo Sound Video | Yes | ||
Sound Guide | Seen often but rarely heard, but has a bubbling trill like European Nightjar. Can probably also remind of Vermiculated, western and Eastern Screech-Owls, though the quality is less stable and the tone tends to move up and down. | ||
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