Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
The Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies) and order Caprimulgiformes.
Gallery
Adult
Arizona, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Caprimulgiformes
- Family: Caprimulgidae
- Genus: Chordeiles
- Species: Chordeiles acutipennis
- Genus: Chordeiles
- Family: Caprimulgidae
- Order: Caprimulgiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Chordeiles
Antillean Nighthawk
Chordeiles gundlachii
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Nacunda Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
External Links
Lesser Nighthawk
– Wikipedia
Lesser Nighthawk
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Lesser Nighthawk
– Audubon.org
