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Mexican species
| Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) | |||
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| Subspecies | Hide subspecies | ||
| texensis | Breeds southwestern USA to central Mexico; winters to northern Colombia | ||
| micromeris | Breeds northern Yucatan Peninsula including 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 | |||
| 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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