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GrasslandScrapeMedium · 159 g
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The nacunda nighthawk is not only the largest of the highly aerial nightjars known as nighthawks and the largest species of nightjar in the neotropics, it is one of the largest nightjar species in the world. Its length, at 27.5 to 32 cm (10.8 to 12.6 in), is somewhat less than the great eared-nightjar, which is typically considered the largest species in the family, but the nacunda may actually weigh a bit more on average. Six specimens of nacunda nighthawk were found to average 159 g (5.6 oz) in body mass, with range of 130 to 188 g (4.6 to 6.6 oz).
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When to see the Nacunda Nighthawk
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Nacunda Nighthawk
The map shades 11 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Chile.
About the Nacunda Nighthawk
The nacunda nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Easily confused with
Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachiiThe adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long wings are black and show a white bar in flight.
Sand-colored NighthawkChordeiles rupestrisThe sand-colored nighthawk is 20.5 to 22 cm (8.1 to 8.7 in) long.
Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillusThe least nighthawk is 15 to 25 cm (5.9 to 9.8 in) long, making it one of the smallest species in family Caprimulgidae.
Side by side: Common Nighthawk vs Nacunda Nighthawk · Lesser Nighthawk vs Nacunda Nighthawk · Antillean Nighthawk vs Nacunda Nighthawk · Nacunda Nighthawk vs Sand-colored Nighthawk · Least Nighthawk vs Nacunda Nighthawk
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