Least Nighthawk bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdNannochordeiles pusillus
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusChordeiles
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregionn, e

Least Nighthawk bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Jerome Fischer
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Juvêncio da Costa Nunes Neto
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 8.
    Song, © Fernando Igor de Godoy
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, song, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Least Nighthawk

Least Nighthawk subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chordeiles pusillus esmeraldaese Colombia, s Venezuela and nw Brazil-No
Chordeiles pusillus novaesiMaranhão and Piauí (ne Brazil)-No
Chordeiles pusillus pusillusTocantins, Bahia and Goiás (e Brazil)-No
Chordeiles pusillus saturatuse Bolivia and wc Brazil-No
Chordeiles pusillus septentrionalise Colombia through Venezuela and the Guianas-No
Chordeiles pusillus xerophilusParaíba and Pernambuco (ne Brazil)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors menut
Chinese小白喉夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)姬夜鷹
Croatianpatuljasti leganj
CzechLelek menší, lelek nejmenší
DanishDværgnathøg
DutchKleinste Nachtzwaluw
EsperantoMalgranda noktofalko
Estonianväike-videvikusorr
Finnishpikkuhaukkakehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent nain
GermanGnomennachtschwalbe, Gnomen Nachtschwalbe
Hungariantörpeestifecske
ItalianSucciacapre minuto, Caprimulgo-sparviero minimo
Japaneseコビトアメリカヨタカ
Lithuaniannykštukinis sutemų lėlys
Norwegiantussenatthauk, Tussenatthauk
Norwegian NynorskTussenatthauk
Polishlelczyk malutki
PortugueseBacurau-pequeno, noitibó-anão, bacurauzinho, bacurauzinho-preto
RussianКарликовый сумеречный козодой, Карликовый сумеречник
SerbianPatuljasti američki leganj
Slovaksúmračník malý
SpanishAguaitacamino Menudo, Chotacabras Enano, Añapero chico, Añapero Menor, Añapero menudo
Swedishdvärgfalknattskärra
TurkishKüçük Gecedoğanı
Ukrainianанаперо карликовий