Short-tailed Nighthawks
Lurocalis
Lurocalis is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to the New World and contains the following species:
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
Short-tailed Nighthawk
speciesLurocalis semitorquatus
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
speciesLurocalis rufiventris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19644.