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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 ...
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.
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 rufous-bellied nighthawk (L. rufiventris) was formerly treated as a subspecies of short-tailed nighthawk, and the two of them are the only members of genus Lurocalis. [9] [10] Illustration by David William Mitchell from George Robert Gray's Genera of Birds 1844–1849
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 ...
The genus Lurocalis was introduced in 1851 by the American ornithologist John Cassin. [1] The type species was designated as Caprimulgus nattereri Temminck, 1822, by George Robert Gray in 1855. This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of the short-tailed nighthawk.
The band-tailed nighthawk is a nocturnal species, and is the most active during the late evening, early morning, and at night. During the day, it roosts near the ground in locations with dense thickets of bushes and trees. [10] The ecology and behaviour of this nighthawk is not well known, and there have been few dedicated studies [2] [5] [9]
Lesser nighthawks belong to the Chordeiles genus which contains 6 other species of nighthawk such as the common nighthawk, Antillean nighthawk, and sand-coloured nighthawk. The classification of nightjars are constantly being changed and renewed in attempt to group species with their closest relation. [6]