Nighthawk

This article is about the bird. For the plane, see Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk. For other uses, see Nighthawk (disambiguation).

Nighthawk
Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Chordeilinae
Genera

Nighthawks are ten New World species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. They have short bills and generally lack the elongated rictal bristles that are present in other nightjars. They also tend to be less nocturnal than other nightjars and can be observed feeding at dawn and at dusk.

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