Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Lurocalis
- eBird Code
- shtnig1
Vocalizations
Liu Idárraga Orozco · CC_BY_4_0
Carlos Henrique Russi · CC_BY_4_0
vinicius_s_domingues · CC_BY_4_0
Ben Costamagna · CC_BY_4_0
agujaceratops · CC0_1_0
Subspecies (4)
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Lurocalis semitorquatus nattererii
eastern Ecuador to eastern Peru, Brazil south of the Amazon River and northeastern Argentina
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Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferi
northern Venezuela
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Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatus
northeastern Colombia to the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, and northern Brazil
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Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei
southeastern Mexico southward through northeastern Guatemala to Panama; also in southwestern Costa Rica, Pacific Panama, southwestern Colombia, and western Ecuador
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.