Nightjars

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Lurocalis semitorquatus

The Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) is a 76 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

76 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

19

Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist