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| Chordeiles acutipennis |
(Hermann, 1783) |
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Family: Caprimulgidae |
Order: Caprimulgiformes |
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Lesser nighthawk |
Engoulevent minime |
Aņapero garrapena |
Texasnachtschwalbe |
Surprisingly little known; many populations possibly largely sedentary. Race texensis migratory, wintering from
extreme S Baja California and C & S Mexico, S to Panama (Oct-Apr) and NW Columbia (Dec-Apr);
occasionally also winters in S California and SW Arizona. Race micromeris also migratory, moving S through
Central America and possibly across Gulf of Honduras; winters in Costa Rica and W Panama, possibly E to
Canal Zone. S populations in South America possibly also migratory, moving N during austral winter. Often
migrates in loose flocks, occasionally in large numbers. Vagrants have occurred in Ontario, Alabama, Florida,
Bermuda and Trinidad. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |