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Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
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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
Birds (media) 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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