Species factsheet

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

Order: Chordeiles minor
Family: Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Danish name: Nathøg

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

minor

c and s Canada, c and e USA

hesperis

sw Canada, w USA

sennetti

sc Canada, c and nc USA

howelli

wc USA

henryi

sw USA, nc Mexico

aserriensis

se Texas (sc USA), ne Mexico

chapmani

se USA

neotropicalis

e and s Mexico

panamensis

Belize and Honduras to Panama

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