Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
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Length: 9 inches Wingspan: 23 inches
Very short bill
Blackish upperparts with gray and white patterning
Brown and white patterning on head and chest
Underparts with heavy dark bars ...
Common Nighthawk
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COMMON NIGHTHAWK FACTS
Description
Common Nighthawks are medium-sized birds with large mouths and large eyes. They are patterned with bars of browns, grays and white for good camouflage.
Song: Common Nighthawk song
Migration: Summers throughout most of the U.S. and Canada. Primarily winters in South America.
Similar Species: Superficially similar to Chuck-wills Widow, Common Poorwill.
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
The Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) nests across almost all of the United States and Canada.
Common Nighthawk Behaviour
No observations regarding Common Nighthawk behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Common Nighthawks ...
Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
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Where are they found? North America, South America ...
RangeThe common nighthawk breeds from the Yukon east to Nova Scotia and south through most of the United States, except Hawaii. It winters in South America.
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2010
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor (Forster)
Status Uncommon in summer, fairly common transient. Breeds. Usually arrives in May (average 18 May, earliest 22 April).
Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
Least Nighthawk, Chordeiles pusillus : The Least Nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor. Breeder. Uncommon to locally common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare in winter in all regions. Found in open and semi-open areas, grasslands, fields, cities, and towns. Low Conservation Concern.
Common Nighthawk
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Most goatsuckers (aka nightjars) are nocturnal although the Common Nighthawk may be seen during the day. The Nighthawk has adapted to urban areas while the others prefer less developed areas.
THE NIGHT-HAWK.
[Common Nighthawk.]
CHORDEILES VIRGINIANUS, Briss.
[Chordeiles minor.] ...
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis). Male collected 12/9/1998 on Mill Creek Road, Carteret Co. by the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter (OWLS). Top wing is a male Common Nighthawk for comparison.
Unfortunately, by the time I arrived at 5:15pm, it was nowhere to be found. As the sun started to drop, a swarm (?) of dragonflies arrived, and about five minutes later, a flock of common nighthawks appeared. That was a great consolation prize.
 See also: Nighthawk, Swallow, Grasshopper, Purple, Swift
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