• Synonyms Merrill's Pauraque, Merrill's Paraque, White-collared Cuejo, Merrill's Parauque, Parauque, Common Pauraque, White-naped Nightjar
  • Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus albicollis

Pauraquebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, © Esau Toaki Villarreal
    Mexico
  • 4.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 5.
    Song, © Hotel Tinamu
    Colombia
  • 6.
    Song, © Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Song, © Rodrigo Dela Rosa
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Call, © Roland Rumm
    Honduras
  • 9.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Roland Rumm
    Honduras
  • 11.
    Song, © Roney Souza
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Pauraque

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion widespread

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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