Dusky nightjar
Antrostomus saturatus Salvin, 1870
The dusky nightjar (Antrostomus saturatus) is a species in the family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 52 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the dusky nightjar
- Weight
- 52 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dusky nightjar live?
Not recorded
What is the dusky nightjar?
The dusky nightjar or dusky whip-poor-will (Antrostomus saturatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
From the Wikipedia article “Dusky nightjar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dusky_nightjar&oldid=1336056192), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the dusky nightjar endangered?
The dusky nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the dusky nightjar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCaprimulgiformes
- familyCaprimulgidae
- genusAntrostomus
- SpeciesAntrostomus saturatus Salvin, 1870
Synonyms Caprimulgus saturatus, Caprimulgus satusatus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- enganyapastors foscCatalan
- lelek šerýCzech
- Costa Rica-natravnDanish
- BergnachtschwalbeGerman
- kostarika kaprimulgoEsperanto
- Chotacabras SombríoSpanish
- Chotacabras fuliginosoSpanish
- Chotacabras FuliginosusSpanish
- kostariika öösorrEstonian
- tummakehrääjäFinnish
- Engoulevent montagnardFrench
- tamnoprsi leganjCroatian
- hegyi lappantyúHungarian
- Succiacapre foscoItalian
- Succiacapre oscuroItalian
- ウスグロヨタカJapanese
- tamsusis lėlysLithuanian
- Zwarte NachtzwaluwDutch
- costaricanattravnNorwegian
- lelkowiec kostarykańskiPolish
- noitibó-sombrioPortuguese
- bacurau-fuliginosoPortuguese
- Горный козодойRussian
- Тёмный козодойRussian
- lelek vrchárskySlovak
- Tamni leganjSerbian
- costaricanattskärraSwedish
- Karakızıl ÇobanaldatanTurkish
- дрімлюга коста-риканськийUkrainian
- 美洲乌夜鹰Chinese
- 美洲烏夜鷹Chinese
Relatives of the dusky nightjar
Other species in the same genus Antrostomus.
Eastern whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Rufous nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
Cuban nightjar
Antrostomus cubanensis
Silky-tailed nightjar
Antrostomus sericocaudatus
Yucatan nightjar
Antrostomus badius
CompareDusky nightjar vs Eastern whip-poor-willDusky nightjar vs Rufous nightjarDusky nightjar vs Chuck-will's-widowDusky nightjar vs Cuban nightjar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dusky nightjar?
An adult dusky nightjar weighs 52 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dusky nightjar endangered?
The dusky nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the dusky nightjar?
The dusky nightjar (Antrostomus saturatus) belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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