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Lesser Nighthawk
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Nightjars, potoos & oilbird

Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLesser Nighthawk
DutchTexasnachtzwaluw
SpanishChotacabras Menor
Chinese小灰眉夜鹰
Scientific nameChordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783)

About this species

The lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas. This bird looks similar to the common nighthawk but is slightly smaller, has a slightly less deeply forked tail, and is more buffy in coloration. Their distinctive mouths are very well adapted for capturing insects mid-flight.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusChordeiles

In Suriname

326Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
1902First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para256
  • Commewijne12
  • Sipaliwini10
  • Brokopondo4
  • Paramaribo4
  • Wanica2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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