Species factsheet

Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)

Order: Lurocalis semitorquatus
Family: Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Danish name: Korthalet Nathøg

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

stonei

se Mexico to ne Nicaragua

noctivagus

Costa Rica to nw Ecuador

semitorquatus

n Colombia to the Guianas and n Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago

schaeferi

Aragua (n Venezuela)

nattereri

Amazonia south of the Amazon to n Argentina

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