Lurocalis

Lurocalis is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to the New World and contains the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Lurocalis rufiventris Taczanowski, 1884Rufous-bellied nighthawkBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, 1789)Short-tailed nighthawkArgentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Lurocalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Chordeilinae
Genus: Lurocalis
Cassin, 1851


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