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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 ...
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 common nighthawk resembles both the Antillean nighthawk and the lesser nighthawk and occurs at least seasonally in the entire North American range of both of these species. The lesser nighthawk is a smaller bird and displays more buffy on the undertail coverts , where the common nighthawk shows white.
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
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]
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 species) Genus Uropsalis (2 species) Genus Macropsalis – long-trained nightjar; Genus Eleothreptus (2 species) Genus Systellura ...
Short-tailed nighthawk Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Genus: Lurocalis Species: L. semitorquatus Binomial name Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) Approximate range map of short-tailed nighthawk The short-tailed nighthawk ...
Sand-coloured nighthawk In Ucayali Region, Peru Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Genus: Chordeiles Species: C. rupestris Binomial name Chordeiles rupestris (Spix, 1825) The sand-colored nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) is a ...