Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

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Although arguably the most studied nightjar in North America and one of the best known in the world, the common nighthawk remains poorly understood. Most studies of this species have been short-term and anecdotal in nature, and specific data about much of its life history remain scarce, particularly from the southern part of its breeding range and especially from its South American wintering grounds. Recent (albeit limited) Breeding Bird Survey data suggest a substantial decline in numbers of this species. It has been listed as threatened in Canada. In the United States it was listed in 2005 by Nature Serve as secure, but is considered critically imperiled or imperiled in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Delaware. This species account provides the known information about the common nighthawk's life history, including its distribution, migration, habitat, food habits, sounds, behavior, and breeding. Also included in the account are discussions about conservation and management and priorities for future research.

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Location: Online only; note is posted in ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology: Birds

Recommended citation: Brigham, R. M., Janet Ng, R. G. Poulin and S. D. Grindal. 2011 Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca, Cornell Lab of Ornitholgoy; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/213
doi:10.2173/bna.213.

SWAP (2/19/2016) citation: Brigham RG, Ng J, Poulin RG, Grindal SG. 2011. Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor). The Birds of North America Online. (A Poole, editor). Ithaca (NY): Cornell Lab of Ornithology. [revised 2011 Aug 11; accessed 2016 Feb 02]. http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/213