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The genus Lurocalis contains the chestnut-banded nighthawk (Lurocalis nattereri), the Rufous-bellied nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris), and the short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus). [4] There is only one species in the monotypic genus Nyctiprogne which is the band-tailed nighthawk ( Nyctiprogne leucopyga ), a small bird ...
Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea, [3] endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia. [4] Apocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Apocordulia macrops, [5] [6] commonly known as a nighthawk. [4] Apocordulia macrops is a medium-sized, dull coloured dragonfly with large eyes. [4]
Common nighthawk: Chordeiles minor (Forster, JR, 1771) 15 Antillean nighthawk: Chordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1857: 16 Short-tailed nighthawk: Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 17 Rufous-bellied nighthawk: Lurocalis rufiventris Taczanowski, 1884: 18 Band-tailed nighthawk: Nyctiprogne leucopyga (Spix, 1825) 19 Plain-tailed nighthawk
The genus name Chordeiles is from Ancient Greek khoreia, a dance with music, and deile, "evening". The specific minor is Latin for "smaller". [7] The term "nighthawk", first recorded in the King James Bible version of 1611, was originally a local name in England for the European nightjar.
The short-tailed nighthawk is 19 to 21 cm (7.5 to 8.3 in) long. One L. s. semitorquatusfemale weighed 79 g (2.8 oz) and several L. s. nattereri males weighed 82 to 89 g (2.9 to 3.1 oz). This is a rather large nightjar with an unusually short tail.
Least nighthawk: northern South America Chordeiles rupestris: Sand-coloured nighthawk: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Chordeiles minor: Common nighthawk: South America to northern North America. Chordeiles acutipennis: Lesser nighthawk: United States through South America Chordeiles gundlachii: Antillean nighthawk
Genus Gactornis – collared nightjar; Genus Nyctipolus (2 species) Genus Nyctidromus (2 species) Genus Hydropsalis (4 species) Genus Siphonorhis (2 species) Genus Nyctiphrynus (4 species) Genus Phalaenoptilus – common poorwill; Genus Antrostomus (12 species) Genus Caprimulgus (40 species, including the European nightjar) Genus Setopagis (4 ...
Nyctiprogne is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. ... Band-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) Plain-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne vielliardi