Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Classification

Chordeiles [genus] (3)

Chordeiles [genus] (3)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao

Notes on presence status	Rare visitor from South America. According to Prins et al. (2009) the subspecies occurring is 'unknown, but most likely C. a. acutipennis from N South America'. The occurrence of other subspecies however cannot be excluded.

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Peterson, G. 2016. Checklist Version 2, ABC Birds of Aruba. 16 pp. Aruba Birdlife Conservation.
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Prins, T.G., Reuter, J.H., Debrot, A.O., Wattel, J. & Nijman, V. 2009. Checklist of the birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, South Caribbean. Ardea 97: 137-268.
Wells, J.V. & Wells, A.C. 2017. Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: a site and field guide. 474pp. Cornell University Press.