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The common nighthawk or bullbat (Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized [3] [4] crepuscular or nocturnal bird [3] [5] of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization.
The Bird Banding Laboratory codes first appeared in published form in 1978, [1] and their use gradually spread from bird banders to ornithologists and birdwatchers. The Institute for Bird Populations codes were created in 2003 [2] with the goal of addressing shortcomings of the BBL codes: The BBL codes omit some birds, notably Galliformes. The ...
There are many birds that are active nocturnally. Some, like owls and nighthawks, are predominantly nocturnal whereas others do specific tasks, like migrating, nocturnally. North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli [1] Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax [1] Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus [1] Long-eared owl, Asio otus [1]
The subfamily Chordeilinae contains four genera and ten species. [4] Under the genus Chordeiles exists the greatest number of diversity in species in the subfamily with the lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis), the Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii), the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), the nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda), the least nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus), and ...
Jerdon's nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) is a medium-sized nightjar species native to southern India and Sri Lanka.Formerly considered as a subspecies of the long-tailed nightjar, it is best recognized by its distinctive call which sounds like a wooden plank being beaten periodically with each note ending in a quaver. [2]
The band-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is widely spread throughout northern and central South America. [2] [3] There are currently 5 subspecies. [4] They are most vocal during the night time, indicating that they are nocturnal birds. [5]
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The common name "nightjar", first recorded in 1630, refers to the nocturnal habits of the bird, the second part of the name deriving from the distinctive churring song. [1] Caprimulgus nightjars are found around Afro-Eurasia and Australasia, and like other nightjars they usually nest on the ground. They are mostly active in the late evening and ...