Chordeiles

• Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

  The Lesser Nighthawk lives in dry country and catches insects on the wing at dusk. It lays eggs directly on the ground with little or no nest material.

• Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii

  The Antillean Nighthawk has long, pointed wings and catches insects in flight. It is a familiar sight over Caribbean evenings, and moves south after breeding.

• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

  It has long wings with white patches and hunts flying insects at dusk and dawn. It lays its eggs on open ground or flat gravel rooftops.

• Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda

  The Nacunda Nighthawk lives in open habitats in northern and eastern South America, catching insects in flight around dusk.

• Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus

  This small nighthawk flies by night over open grassland and catches airborne invertebrates. A breeding record in Misiones, Argentina, also describes one female and a nest on the ground.

• Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris

  The Sand-colored Nighthawk has sandy mottled plumage and occurs along rivers in the Peruvian Amazon region. It also forages above rivers during the day.

• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

  It has long wings with white patches and hunts flying insects at dusk and dawn. It lays its eggs on open ground or flat gravel rooftops.

• Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

  The Lesser Nighthawk lives in dry country and catches insects on the wing at dusk. It lays eggs directly on the ground with little or no nest material.

• Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii

  The Antillean Nighthawk has long, pointed wings and catches insects in flight. It is a familiar sight over Caribbean evenings, and moves south after breeding.

• Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda

  The Nacunda Nighthawk lives in open habitats in northern and eastern South America, catching insects in flight around dusk.

• Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris

  The Sand-colored Nighthawk has sandy mottled plumage and occurs along rivers in the Peruvian Amazon region. It also forages above rivers during the day.

• Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus

  This small nighthawk flies by night over open grassland and catches airborne invertebrates. A breeding record in Misiones, Argentina, also describes one female and a nest on the ground.