Sand-colored Nighthawk

Chordeiles rupestris - Engoulevent sable

Engoulevent sable
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Chordeiles

  • Species
    :

    rupestris

Descriptor

Spix, 1825

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 24 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Engoulevent sable
Engoulevent sable
adult

Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Chordeiles rupestris rupestris (Amazonia)
  • Chordeiles rupestris xyostictus (c Colombia)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent sable,
  • Añapero blanco,
  • noitibó-das-praias,
  • Flussnachtschwalbe,
  • homoki estifecske,
  • Zandkleurige Nachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre sabbia,
  • sandfalknattskärra,
  • Sandnatthauk,
  • súmračník pieskový,
  • lelek pískobarvý,
  • Sandfarvet Nathøg,
  • särkkäkehrääjä,
  • enganyapastors pàl·lid,
  • lelczyk blady,
  • Речной сумеречник,
  • スナイロアメリカヨタカ,
  • 沙色夜鹰,
  • 沙夜鷹,

Voice song and call

Engoulevent sable

Habitat

Engoulevent sable
adult

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Engoulevent sable
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