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Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor LC
- Synonyms Cherrie'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 bird Caprimulgus minor, Chordeiles virginianus, Chordeiles americanus
Common Nighthawkbird sounds *
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* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Where to see Common Nighthawk
- Breeding region Middle America, North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Non breeding region SA
- Anguilla
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Faroe Islands
- France
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Spain
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Common Nighthawk subspecies (9)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chordeiles minor aserriensis | se Texas (sc USA) and ne Mexico | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor chapmani | se USA | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor henryi | sw USA and nc Mexico | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor hesperis | sw Canada and w USA | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor howelli | wc USA | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor minor | c, s Canada and c, e USA | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor neotropicalis | e, s Mexico | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor panamensis | Belize and Honduras to Panama | - | No |
| Chordeiles minor sennetti | sc Canada and c, nc USA | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse naguil |
| Basque | Zata amerikar, Enganyapastors americà |
| Breton | Adren-Amerika |
| Bulgarian | Вирджински сумрачен козодой, Малък козодой |
| Catalan | enganyapastors americà |
| Chinese | 美洲夜鹰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 美洲夜鷹 |
| Cree | peeskwo |
| Croatian | mali leganj, Američki leganj |
| Czech | lelek sokolí |
| Danish | Nathøg |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Nachtzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Amerika kaprimulgo, Komuna noktofalko |
| Estonian | videvikusorr, videvikusorr (põhja-videvikusorr) |
| Faroese | Lítil náttkjarra |
| Finnish | isohaukkakehrääjä |
| French | Engoulevent d'Amérique, Engoulevent commun, Engoulevent d’Amérique, Engoulevent d'Amerique, Engoulevent mange-maringouins |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske deislieper |
| Galician | Bacurau norteamericano, Enganyapastors americà |
| German | Nachtfalke, Falkennachtschwalbe |
| Greek | Αμερικαvικός vυχτoβάτης, Νυχτοβάτης |
| Guarani | Yvyja'u mi |
| Hebrew | תחמס אמריקני, תחמס אמריקאי |
| Hungarian | Estifescke, estifecske |
| Icelandic | Húmfari |
| Irish | Seabhac oíche Meiriceánach |
| Italian | Succiacapre del Nordamerica, Caprimulgo-sparviero comune, Succiacapre sparviere |
| Japanese | アメリカヨタカ |
| Latvian | Amerikas lēlis |
| Lithuanian | Mažasis lelys, paprastasis sutemų lėlys |
| Macedonian | Американски козодој |
| Manx | Shawk-oie |
| Northern Sami | Amerihkáčahran |
| Norwegian | Dvergnattravn, nordnatthauk, Natthauk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Nordnatthauk |
| Ojibwa | ᐳᑭᑕᑫ |
| Polish | Lelek mały, lelczyk mały, lelczyk maly, lelek maly |
| Portuguese | bacuaru-americano, noitibó-norte-americano, Bacurau-norteamericano, Bacurau-americano, bacurau-de-bando, bacurau-norte-americano, Noitibó-americano, bacurau-migrador |
| Romanian | Caprimulg american |
| Russian | Виргинский сумеречник, виргинский сумеречный козодой, Малый козодой |
| Serbian | Američki leganj, Mali leganj, Мали легањ |
| Slovak | Súmračník krahuľčí, súmračník krahulčí, Lelek krahulcovitý |
| Slovenian | severnoameriški legen, Severoameriški legen |
| Spanish | Añapero Migratorio, Yanqui, Añapero yanqui, Querequeté Americano, Añapero Zumbón, Chotacabras Yanqui, Gallina ciega boreal, Pucuyo común, Chotacabras Norteño, Dormiloncito Añapero, Querequequé Migratorio, Chotacabras Zumbón, Añapero, Añapero yanquí, Chotacabras americano, Querebebé Migratorio, Chotacabras Mayor, Añapero boreal |
| Swedish | Falknattskärra, större falknattskärra |
| Turkish | Gecedoğanı, Amerika çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо віргинський, анаперо віргінський |
| Welsh | Cudyll Droellwr, Cudyll-droellwr, Cudylldroellwr |