Common Nighthawk Identification - All About Birds
WEBCommon Nighthawks are medium-sized, slender birds with very long, pointed wings and medium-long tails. Only the small tip of the bill is usually visible, and this combined with the large eye and short neck gives the bird a big-headed look.
Common Nighthawk | Audubon Field Guide
WEBThis widespread and familiar bird may hunt by day or night, catching flying insects in the air. Its bounding, erratic flight and angular wings make it unmistakable except in the southwest and in Florida, where two other types of nighthawks occur.
Nighthawk - Wikipedia
WEBNighthawks are medium-sized birds with long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They usually nest on the ground. They feed on flying insects. The least nighthawk, at 16 centimetres (6.3 in) and 23 grams (0.81 oz), is the smallest of all Caprimulgiformes.
How to Identify a Common Nighthawk - Birds and Blooms
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Birding experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, “This bird is usually seen in flight, and can be genuinely confusing when we find one perched. It’s a common nighthawk. Notice the tiny bill, which opens up to reveal …
Common nighthawk - Wikipedia
WEBThe common nighthawk or bullbat (Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized [3] [4] crepuscular or nocturnal bird [3] [5] of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization.
Common Nighthawk - All About Birds
WEBCommon Nighthawks, which have one of the longest migration routes of all North American birds, sometimes show up far out of range. They have been recorded in Iceland, Greenland, the Azores, the Faroe Islands, and multiple times on the British Isles.
Common Nighthawk Life History - All About Birds
WEBTheir sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest.
Common Nighthawk - American Bird Conservancy
WEBThe Common Nighthawk's erratic, acrobatic flight style gives the bird its folk name “bullbat.” But the nighthawk is a bird, not a mammal. On long, pointed wings, this dusky hunter jerks and weaves through the air, flashing distinctive white wing patches.
Common Nighthawk - eBird
WEBIntricately patterned with gray and brown. Often roosts along tree branches or on the ground. Feeds at night on large insects. Watch for them flying under bright lights at ballgames or supermarkets.
Common Nighthawk - National Geographic
WEBNine subspecies, 7 in North America. Eastern birds darkest, blackish above, less mottling on back; nominate minor (large), chapmani (smaller).