Family: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Authority: (Wilson, 1812)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2abc

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been undergoing a moderately rapid population decline over the past three generations; therefore, it is considered to be Near Threatened.

Population size: 1800000 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,180,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial
USFWS - Bird of Conservation Concern