Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Hawk Like

Length: 10 in. (24 cm )

Most conspicuous at dusk when it hawks high over head for flying insects, this nighthawk occurs in open areas, such as fields, savannas and commonly city centers. The nest is a scrape in the soil surface, and occasionally on a flat, textured roof top. The Common Nighthawk winters in South America.

The four-digit banding code is CONI.

Male | Herbert Clarke

Savanna

Shrubs

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Bird Sound Type: Buzzing
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Common Nighthawk
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
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Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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Dr. Biology. "Common Nighthawk". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-nighthawk

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/

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