• Synonyms Semi-collared Nighthawk, Short-tailed or Semi-collared Nighthawk, Short-tailed or Chestnut-banded Nighthawk
  • Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus semitorquatus

Short-tailed Nighthawkbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, duet, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Roland Rumm
    Honduras
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Douglas Meyer
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Calls, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Song in flight, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Calls (alarm?), © Daniel F. Lane
    Peru
  • 7.
    Calls in flight, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Call, song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Short-tailed Nighthawk

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Short-tailed Nighthawk subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lurocalis semitorquatus nattereriiAmazonia s of the Amazon to n Argentina-No
Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferiAragua (n Venezuela)-No
Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatusn Colombia to the Guianas and n Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago-No
Lurocalis semitorquatus stoneise Mexico to nw Ecuador-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors cuacurt
Chinese半领夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)半領夜鷹
Croatianmrki leganj
Czechlelek límcový, lelek netopýří
DanishKorthalet Nathøg
DutchKortstaartnachtzwaluw
EsperantoMallongvosta noktofalko
Estonianmets-videvikusorr
Finnishsepelkehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent à queue courte, Engoulevent à queue courte ou E. de Natterer
GermanBändernachtschwalbe
GuaraniYvyja'u-mbyju'i, Añaperô, Yvyja'u mbyju'i
Hungarianörves estifecske
ItalianCaprimulgo-sparviero dal semicollare, Succiacapre codacorta
Japaneseタンビヨタカ
Lithuaniantrumpauodegis apykaklėtasis lėlys, Trumapuodegis apykalėtasis lėlys
Norwegiandunkelnatthauk
Norwegian NynorskDunkelnatthauk
Polishlelkowiec krótkosterny, lelczyk krótkosterny
Portuguesecuriango-coleira, Tuju, noitibó-de-cauda-curta, bacurau
RussianПолуошейниковый козодой
SerbianKratkorepi leganj
Slovaklelek kolohrivý, súmracník kolohrivý, súmračník kolohrivý
SpanishAtajacaminos castaño, Chotacabra de Cola Corta, Pucuyo colicorto, Chotacabras Rabicorto, Añapero castaño, Chotacabras Colicorta, Chotacabras cola corta, Añapero colicorto
SwedishKortstjärtad falknattskärra, kortstjärtad nattskärra
TurkishKısa Kuyruklu Gecedoğanı
Ukrainianанаперо-довгокрил бурий