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Nacunda Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Nacunda nighthawk; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:35:30.215659+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817)
- Name authority
- (Vieillot, 1817)
- Common name
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Chordeiles
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCaprimulgiformes
- familyCaprimulgidae
- genusChordeiles Swainson, 1832
- speciesChordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chordeiles. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1857 | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783) | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus Gould, 1861 | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sand-colored NighthawkChordeiles rupestris (von Spix, 1825) | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common NighthawkChordeiles minor (J. R. Forster, 1771) | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Podager nacunda (Vieillot, 1817) (Vieillot, 1817) | synonym |
| Caprimulgus nacunda Vieillot, 1817 Vieillot, 1817 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1077337 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YB38. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.