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LITTLE NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus parvulus
Little Nightjar is, as his name suggests, little! It is one of the commonest and most widespread nightjars in Paraguay, being particularly fond of dry semi-open scrub at the edge of woodland. Size is the first good clue towards correctly identifying them. Though they closely resemble many other nightjars in plumage, few are as dimunitive!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE427PH) Adult male, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE428PH) Adult male upperwing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE427PH) Adult female Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE430PH) Dorsal view of same individual (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE431PH) Adult female upperwing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE432PH) Adult female roosting, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE433PH) Same individual as (FPAVE432PH) ventral (Alberto Esquivel undated).
VIDEO - (FPAVE434VI) Adult male, Cerro León, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith November 2010).
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Caprimulgus parvulus
1 (FPAVE435RE) Song  recorded Fortín Boquerón, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith March 2007).
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