• Synonyms White-throated Nighthawk, Sand-coloured Nighthawk, Sand coloured Nighthawk, Sand colored Nighthawk
  • Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus rupestris

Sand-colored Nighthawkbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Guy Kirwan
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Flight call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, female, male, song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Call, song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Sand-colored Nighthawk

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Amazonia

Sand-colored Nighthawk subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chordeiles rupestris rupestrisAmazonia-No
Chordeiles rupestris xyostictusc Colombia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors pàl·lid
Chinese沙色夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)沙夜鷹
Croatianbjelovrati leganj
CzechLelek skalní, lelek pískobarvý
DanishSandfarvet Nathøg
DutchZandkleurige Nachtzwaluw
EsperantoSablokolora noktofalko
Estonianleete-videvikusorr
Finnishsärkkäkehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent sable
GermanFlußnachtschwalbe, Flussnachtschwalbe, Sandnachtschwalbe
Hungarianhomoki estifecske
ItalianCaprimulgo-sparviero color sabbia, Succiacapre sabbia
Japaneseスナイロアメリカヨタカ
Lithuaniansmėlinis sutemų lėlys
Norwegiansandnatthauk
Norwegian NynorskSandnatthauk
Polishlelczyk blady
PortugueseBacurau-da-praia, bacurau-de-bando, bacurau-branco, noitibó-das-praias
RussianПесочный сумеречный козодой, Речной сумеречник
SerbianSvetli američki leganj
Slovaksúmračník pieskový
SpanishChotacabras Pechiblanco, Pucuyo menor, Aguaitacamino Blanco, Añapero blanco
SwedishKlippfalknattskärra, sandfalknattskärra
TurkishKum Gecedoğanı
Ukrainianанаперо блідий