Pauraque bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMerrill's Pauraque, Parauque, Merrill's Parauque, White-naped Nightjar, Common Pauraque, Merrill's Paraque, White-collared Cuejo
Old latin name for birdCaprimulgus albicollis
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusNyctidromus
Breeding regionMiddle America, South America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Pauraque bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Esau Toaki Villarreal
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Song, © Roney Souza
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Hotel Tinamu
    Colombia
  • 6.
    Call, © Roland Rumm
    Honduras
  • 7.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 8.
    Song, © Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Call, © Roland Rumm
    Honduras
  • 10.
    Song, © Rodrigo Dela Rosa
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Pauraque

Pauraque subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nyctidromus albicollis albicolliss Guatemala to nw Peru; e Colombia, nw Peru and Venezuela through the Guianas and Brazil-No
Nyctidromus albicollis derbyanusBolivia, c, s Brazil, Paraguay and ne Argentina-No
Nyctidromus albicollis gilvusc, e Panama and n Colombia-No
Nyctidromus albicollis insularisTres Marías Is. (off w Mexico)-No
Nyctidromus albicollis merrillis Texas (USA) and ne Mexico-No
Nyctidromus albicollis yucatanensisw, e Mexico (including Yucatán Pen.) to c Guatemala-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors pauraque
Chinese帕拉夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)帕拉夜鷹
Croatianriđolici leganj
Czechlelek šedočelý, Lelek belotemenný
DanishSpraglet Natravn
DutchPauraque
EsperantoPaŭrako
Estonianpaurake-öösorr
Finnishkauluskehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent montvoyau, Engoulevent pauraqué
GermanPauraque Nachtschwalbe, Pauraque, Pauraquenachtschwalbe
GuaraniKusuguami, Luirivevu
Hungariankurjangó
IcelandicHringfari
ItalianPauraque, Succiacapre collobianco
Japaneseオオヨタカ
Latvianpaurakve
Lithuanianbaltakaklis lėlys
Norwegianpauraquenattravn, Pauraquenattravn
Norwegian NynorskPauraquenatteramn
Polishlelkowiec bialoszyi, lelkowiec białoszyi
Portuguesecuriango, coriavo, acuráu, amanhã-eu-vou, joão-corta-pau, curiangú, acuraua, Curiango-comum, mede-léguas, mari-angú, acurana, curiávo, bacurau, bacurau-comum, noitibó-pauraque
RussianКозодой-пораке, Пораке, Белошейный козодой
SerbianPauraku leganj
Slovaklelek paurake
SpanishPocoyo Tapacaminos, Bujío, Atajacaminos de collar blanco, Tapacaminos Picuyo, Tapacaminos Común, Curiango, Chotacabras pauraque, Pucuyo coliblanco
Swedishpauaraquenattskärra, Azteknattskärra
TurkishPorak
Ukrainianпораке рудощокий