Short-tailed nighthawk
| Short-tailed nighthawk | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Lurocalis |
| Species: | L. semitorquatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Approximate range map of short-tailed nighthawk | |
The short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.