| Plain-tailed nighthawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Nyctiprogne |
| Species: | N. vielliardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctiprogne vielliardi (Lencioni-Neto, 1994)
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The plain-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne vielliardi) is a species of nightjar (probably least known of the nightjars)[2] in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Plain-tailed was given its name due to the lack of bands on its tail. Other names it was given include "Bahia Nighthawk" and "Caatinga Nighthawk" although not completely inappropriate due to the fact that they are not only found specifically in those areas.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Nyctiprogne vielliardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22689704A118418477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22689704A118418477.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Cleere, Nigel (2004). "Previously unidentified museum specimen of Plain-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne vielliardi (Caprimulgidae)". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 124 (1): 71.