Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Short-tailed Nighthawk
The Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
- Scientific name
- Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei
- Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatus
- Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferi
- Lurocalis semitorquatus nattererii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus semitorquatus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1031
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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