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The lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas. This bird looks similar to the common nighthawk but is slightly smaller, has a slightly less deeply forked tail, and is more buffy in coloration. Their distinctive mouths are very well adapted for capturing insects mid-flight.
Chordeiles pusillus: 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 ...
Chordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817) 11 Least nighthawk: Chordeiles pusillus Gould, 1861: 12 Sand-colored nighthawk: Chordeiles rupestris (Spix, 1825) 13 Lesser nighthawk: Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783) 14 Common nighthawk: Chordeiles minor (Forster, JR, 1771) 15 Antillean nighthawk: Chordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1857: 16 Short-tailed ...
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 ...
Nacunda nighthawk, Chordeiles nacunda (Vieillot, 1817) Least nighthawk, Chordeiles pusillus Gould, 1861; Sand-colored nighthawk, Chordeiles rupestris (Spix, 1825) Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783) Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (Forster, JR, 1771) Antillean nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii (Lawrence, 1857)
Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis; Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor; Common poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis (*) Buff-collared nightjar, Antrostomus ridgwayi (*) Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus (*) Mexican whip-poor-will, Antrostomus arizonae
Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis; Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (A) Common pauraque, Nyctidromus albicollis; Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis (near-threatened) Buff-collared nightjar, Antrostomus ridgwayi (A) Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus (near-threatened) Mexican whip-poor-will, Antrostomus arizonae
Nacunda nighthawk, Chordeiles nacunda (E-SA) Least nighthawk, Chordeiles pusillus (E-SA) Sand-colored nighthawk, Chordeiles rupestris (E-SA) Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis; Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor; Antillean nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii; Band-tailed nighthawk, Nyctiprogne leucopyga (E-SA) (see note) [notes 1]