Common Nighthawk bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCherrie's Nighthawk, Florida Nighthawk, Nighthawk, Booming Nighthawk, Bull-bat, Western Nighthawk, Pacific Nighthawk, Night hawk, Eastern Nighthawk, American Nighthawk, Sennett's Nighthawk, Asseri Nighthawk, Howell's Nighthawk
Old latin name for birdCaprimulgus minor, Chordeiles virginianus, Chordeiles americanus
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusChordeiles
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread
Non breeding regionSA

Common Nighthawk bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, wing whirr, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
  • 2.
    Wing boom, clucking, flight call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © James Bradley
    Canada
  • 4.
    Drumming, song, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 5.
    "grunt", call, song, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 6.
    Flight call, song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 8.
    Song, diving, © Peter Boesman
    Mexico
  • 9.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chordeiles minor aserriensisse Texas (sc USA) and ne Mexico-No
Chordeiles minor chapmanise USA-No
Chordeiles minor henryisw USA and nc Mexico-No
Chordeiles minor hesperissw Canada and w USA-No
Chordeiles minor howelliwc USA-No
Chordeiles minor minorc, s Canada and c, e USA-No
Chordeiles minor neotropicalise, s Mexico-No
Chordeiles minor panamensisBelize and Honduras to Panama-No
Chordeiles minor sennettisc Canada and c, nc USA-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAmerikaanse naguil
BasqueZata amerikar, Enganyapastors americà
BretonAdren-Amerika
BulgarianВирджински сумрачен козодой, Малък козодой
Catalanenganyapastors americà
Chinese美洲夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)美洲夜鷹
Creepeeskwo
Croatianmali leganj, Američki leganj
Czechlelek sokolí
DanishNathøg
DutchAmerikaanse Nachtzwaluw
EsperantoAmerika kaprimulgo, Komuna noktofalko
Estonianvidevikusorr, videvikusorr (põhja-videvikusorr)
FaroeseLítil náttkjarra
Finnishisohaukkakehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent d'Amérique, Engoulevent commun, Engoulevent d’Amérique, Engoulevent d'Amerique, Engoulevent mange-maringouins
FrisianAmerikaanske deislieper
GalicianBacurau norteamericano, Enganyapastors americà
GermanNachtfalke, Falkennachtschwalbe
GreekΑμερικαvικός vυχτoβάτης, Νυχτοβάτης
GuaraniYvyja'u mi
Hebrewתחמס אמריקני, תחמס אמריקאי
HungarianEstifescke, estifecske
IcelandicHúmfari
IrishSeabhac oíche Meiriceánach
ItalianSucciacapre del Nordamerica, Caprimulgo-sparviero comune, Succiacapre sparviere
Japaneseアメリカヨタカ
LatvianAmerikas lēlis
Lithuanianpaprastasis sutemų lėlys, Mažasis lelys
MacedonianАмерикански козодој
ManxShawk-oie
Northern SamiAmerihkáčahran
NorwegianNordnatthauk, Dvergnattravn, nordnatthauk, Natthauk
Norwegian NynorskNordnatthauk
Ojibwaᐳᑭᑕᑫ
Polishlelczyk maly, lelek maly, Lelek mały, lelczyk mały
Portuguesebacurau-migrador, noitibó-norte-americano, bacurau-norte-americano, Bacurau-norteamericano, bacuaru-americano, bacurau-de-bando, Bacurau-americano, Noitibó-americano
RomanianCaprimulg american
RussianВиргинский сумеречник, Виргинский сумеречный козодой, Малый козодой
SerbianAmerički leganj, Mali leganj, Мали легањ
SlovakSúmračník krahuľčí, súmračník krahulčí, Lelek krahulcovitý
Sloveniansevernoameriški legen, Severoameriški legen
SpanishPucuyo común, Añapero Migratorio, Querequeté Americano, Chotacabras Mayor, Querebebé Migratorio, Chotacabras americano, Añapero yanquí, Añapero, Chotacabras Zumbón, Querequequé Migratorio, Dormiloncito Añapero, Chotacabras Norteño, Añapero boreal, Yanqui, Gallina ciega boreal, Chotacabras Yanqui, Añapero Zumbón, Añapero yanqui
SwedishFalknattskärra, större falknattskärra
TurkishAmerika çobanaldatanı, Gecedoğanı
Ukrainianанаперо віргинський, анаперо віргінський
WelshCudyll Droellwr, Cudyll-droellwr, Cudylldroellwr