Yucatan nightjar
Antrostomus badius Bangs & Peck, 1908
The yucatan nightjar (Antrostomus badius) is a species in the family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 59.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the yucatan nightjar
- Weight
- 59.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the yucatan nightjar live?
Not recorded
What is the yucatan nightjar?
The Yucatan nightjar (Antrostomus badius) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras.
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Is the yucatan nightjar endangered?
The yucatan 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 yucatan nightjar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCaprimulgiformes
- familyCaprimulgidae
- genusAntrostomus
- SpeciesAntrostomus badius Bangs & Peck, 1908
Synonyms Antrostomus nelsoni, Caprimulgus badius, Caprimulgus salvini badius, Caprimulgus serico-caudatis badius
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Yucatán nightjarEnglish
- enganyapastors maiaCatalan
- lelek yukatanskýCzech
- Yucatán NatravnDanish
- BelizenachtschwalbeGerman
- GuatemalanachtschwalbeGerman
- majaa kaprimulgoEsperanto
- Tapacamino huilSpanish
- Chotacabras guatemaltecoSpanish
- Tapacaminos YucatecoSpanish
- maia öösorrEstonian
- belizenkehrääjäFinnish
- Engoulevent mayaFrench
- riđovrati leganjCroatian
- guatemalai lappantyúHungarian
- Succiacapre baioItalian
- ユカタンウィルヨタカJapanese
- gvatemalinis lėlysLithuanian
- YucatánnachtzwaluwDutch
- mayanattravnNorwegian
- lelkowiec białosternyPolish
- bacurau-maiaPortuguese
- noitibó-guatemaltecoPortuguese
- Юкатанский козодойRussian
- Гватемальский козодойRussian
- lelek mayskýSlovak
- Jukatanski leganjSerbian
- yucatánnattskärraSwedish
- Yukatan ÇobanaldatanıTurkish
- дрімлюга юкатанськийUkrainian
- 猶加敦夜鷹Chinese
- 尤卡褐领夜鹰Chinese
Relatives of the yucatan nightjar
Other species in the same genus Antrostomus.
Eastern whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Rufous nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Dusky nightjar
Antrostomus saturatus
Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
Cuban nightjar
Antrostomus cubanensis
Silky-tailed nightjar
Antrostomus sericocaudatus
CompareYucatan nightjar vs Eastern whip-poor-willYucatan nightjar vs Rufous nightjarYucatan nightjar vs Dusky nightjarYucatan nightjar vs Chuck-will's-widow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yucatan nightjar?
An adult yucatan nightjar weighs 59.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yucatan nightjar endangered?
The yucatan 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 yucatan nightjar?
The yucatan nightjar (Antrostomus badius) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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