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    • Chordeiles acutipennis
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    • Chotacabras menor
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    • Lesser Nighthawk

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Photos

8684048898_0fc02e6f5a_s 2 photos

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Apr 25, 2013 07:26 PM PDT

Place

Mission Trails--Calle de Vida & Colina Dorada (Google, OSM)

Description

San Diego County, California, US

Photos

8430758204_89c57760d7_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Jul 17, 2009 10:27 AM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8429672887_2437b3fe80_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Jul 11, 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8429672815_bc2a017a8a_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Sep 5, 2010 02:08 PM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8429672657_23e541564a_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Oct 10, 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8429672507_909cd4d0dc_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Jul 1, 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8429672437_1ff28441e8_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Aug 5, 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8430758614_1cd6a37bce_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Oct 7, 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Place

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

8411718372_dfd9e819c0_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Aug 13, 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Place

Salton Sea--Schrimpf Rd Cove (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

Photos

No photos

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

smnhc

Date

Sep 19, 2012

Place

33.3269..., -104.33... (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

smnhc

Date

Sep 19, 2012

Place

33.3269..., -104.33... (Google, OSM)

Photos

8361885647_a0c91bbd41_s

What

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Observer

finatic

Date

Jul 17, 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Place

Lack & Lindsey (Google, OSM)

Description

Imperial County, California, US

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Description from Wikipedia

The Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis, is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.