Species profile
Bahian Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne vielliardi
Quick answer
E Brazil (xeric caatinga of n Bahia and n Minas Gerais)
- Scientific name
- Nyctiprogne vielliardi
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Genus
- Nyctiprogne
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Bahian Nighthawk in your journal
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Related species in Caprimulgidae
- Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus)
- Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii)
- Archbold's Nightjar (Eurostopodus archboldi)
- Asio fasciata (Asio fasciata)
- Asio spilogaster (Asio spilogaster)
- Band-Tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga)
- Bates's Nightjar (Caprimulgus batesi)
- Black-shouldered Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigriscapularis)