Taxonomic note
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Caprimulgus.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Near Threatened | |
1988 | Near Threatened |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | High |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 915,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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No. of mature individuals | unknown | not applicable | not applicable | 0 |
Population trend | Decreasing | inferred | - | |
Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
Generation length (yrs) | 5.6 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as poorly known and probably not very common (Cleere 1998).
Trend justification:
The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Brazil | N | Extant | Yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Brazil | Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara |
Brazil | Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões |
Brazil | Estação Ecológica do Seridó |
Brazil | Reserva Ecológica Maurício Dantas |
Brazil | Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Nyctipolus hirundinaceus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.