The short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American...
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genera was first recorded in 1778. Nighthawks are medium-sized birds with long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They usually nest on the ground...
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List of birds by common name (category Articles with short description)
grasswren Short-tailed hawk Short-tailed lark Short-tailed nighthawk Short-tailed paradigalla Short-tailed parrot Short-tailed parrotbill Short-tailed pipit...
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List of birds of North America (category Articles with short description)
EN E Rufous nightjar, Antrostomus rufus LC Short-tailed nighthawk, Lurocalis semitorquatus LC Spot-tailed nightjar, Hydropsalis maculicaudus LC Tawny-collared...
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Lurocalis (category Articles with short description)
considered as a subspecies of the short-tailed nighthawk. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" with kolos meaning "stunted". The...
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The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works...
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mixture of clay, juice extracted from yerba mate, blood from the Short-tailed Nighthawk, the leaves of several kinds of plants, and finally a centipede...
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appearance similarities to owls. With its horizontal stance and short legs, the common nighthawk does not travel frequently on the ground, instead preferring...
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List of birds of Brazil (category Articles with short description)
Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor Antillean nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii (V) Short-tailed nighthawk, Lurocalis semitorquatus Band-tailed nighthawk, Nyctiprogne...
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that distinguishes it from the band-tailed nighthawk is that its tail is black without The Plain-tailed Nighthawks are only found in Brazil in only two...
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