Nacunda Nighthawk
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| Podager nacunda (Vieillot, 1817) |
The Nacunda Nighthawk (Podager nacunda) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Podager. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 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.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Podager nacunda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

