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title: "Common Pauraque"
description: "Nyctidromus albicollis — Uccelli. The pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus Nyctidromus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-pauraque
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Pauraque

> Nyctidromus albicollis — Uccelli. The pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus Nyctidromus.

- Scientific name: *Nyctidromus albicollis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 9600
- Wikidata: [Q1122212](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1122212)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19627](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19627)

## Names

- en: Common Pauraque
- de: Pauraquenachtschwalbe
- es: Chotacabras pauraque
- fr: Engoulevent pauraqué
- nl: Pauraque
- pt: Curiango-comum
- pl: Lelkowiec białoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1719), US (1648), CR (1480), MX (1414), AR (276), PA (275), CO (218), BZ (169), EC (151), GT (109), PE (97), GF (96)

## Summary

The pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus Nyctidromus. It breeds in the subtropical and tropical regions of the New World, and except for northernmost birds it is largely resident all year round.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauraque

## Photo

![Common Pauraque](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-pauraque/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236524406

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-pauraque?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).