Nighthawks are birds of the nightjar family in the New World subfamily Chordeilinae.
Nightjars are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats (the Latin for goatsucker is Caprimulgus).
Nighthawk
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see goatsucker.
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Goatsucker - common name for nocturnal or crepuscular birds of the order Caprimulgiformes, which includes the frogmouth, the oilbird, potoos, and nightjars.
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor (Forster)
Status Uncommon in summer, fairly common transient. Breeds. Usually arrives in May (average 18 May, earliest 22 April).
Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Identification Tips:
Length: 8 inches Wingspan: 21 inches
Very short bill
Upperparts with gray and white patterning
Brown and white patterning on head and chest
Underparts with 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.
Nacunda Nighthawk (Podager nacunda)
The Nacunda Nighthawk is found in South America east of the Andes in two groups: Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas and extreme north of Brazil; and south of the Amazon to central Argentina.
The Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) is a bird of the American Southwest and much of Mexico. It feeds on the wing, usually at dusk or dawn, upon flying insects.
Nighthawks do not build nests. Instead, they lay their eggs without concealing them, on the ground, or, in cities, on flat gravel rooftops.
Common Nighthawk Behaviour
No observations regarding Common Nighthawk behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Common Nighthawks ...
The Common Nighthawk is a familiar sight on summer evenings in the state as it is often seen over urban areas as it chases flying insects.
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Described by: Spix (1825)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2010
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
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.
Feeds at dusk, night, and in day. Performs distraction display. Young feed selves by day 25. Largely excluded from desert habitats by Lesser Nighthawk. Interspecifically territorial with Antillean Nighthawk in FL Keys.
Nighthawk, Common Chordeiles minor Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) Rusty Dodson in the Flint Hills of Kansas 3) Ra'id Khalil in Ecuador
Order Caprimulgiformes Family Podargidae
Genus Podargus ...
Nighthawks and Swifts
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Chuck-will's widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) ...
Nighthawks and Poorwills (Family Caprimulgidae)
Swifts and Hummingbirds (Order Apodiformes) The order, Apodiformes, contains the swifts and hummingbirds, birds that at first glance seem to have little in common.
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis. Accidental.
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor. Breeder. Uncommon to locally common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare in winter in all regions.
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.
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 ...
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor: entrance road to Higbee Beach, Cape May, NJ, 14 May
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 30 Apr
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica: Forest Park, Queens, NY, 24 Apr ...
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.] ...
Often mistaken for owls, these unique birds are part of the nightjar, nighthawks, and whippoorwill family.
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Australasian Goshawk, Australian Goshawk, Brown Australian Goshawk, Chestnut-collared Goshawk, Grey-headed Goshawk, Gray-headed Goshawk, Lesser Goshawk(wallacii), Western Goshawk, Christmas Island Nighthawk
Bird Family : ...
They also have an Eastern Screeh Owl, 2 Clay-colored Robins and three species of Oriole: Altamira, Hooded and Audubons. Santa Ana had a very cooperative Red-naped Sapsucker that worked the same tree most of the winter and the Lesser Nighthawk at ...
 See also: Swift, Common Nighthawk, Nightjar, Hummingbird, Swallow
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