Short-tailed nighthawk

The short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.[2]

Short-tailed nighthawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Lurocalis
Species:
L. semitorquatus
Binomial name
Lurocalis semitorquatus
(Gmelin, 1789)
   Approximate range map
of short-tailed nighthawk
Synonyms
Caprimulgus semitorquatus

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps.[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently recognized:[2]

  • Lurocalis semitorquatus nattereri Temminck, 1822
  • Lurocalis semitorquatus noctivagus Griswold, 1936
  • Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferi Phelps & W. H. Phelps Jr, 1952
  • Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatus Gmelin, 1789
  • Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei Huber, 1923

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lurocalis semitorquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Lurocalis semitorquatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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