Short-tailed nighthawk
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L. semitorquatus
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| Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, 1789)
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Approximate range/distribution map of short-tailed nighthawk
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The short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
- Lurocalis semitorquatus nattereri Temminck, 1822
- Lurocalis semitorquatus noctivagus Griswold, 1936
- Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferi Phelps & W. H. Phelps Jr, 1952
- Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatus Gmelin, 1789
- Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei Huber, 1923
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