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Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) | |||
Subspecies | Show subspecies Hide subspecies | ||
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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