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Scientific Name
Chordeiles minor henryi
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chordeiles minor henryi Cassin, 1855
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Common Nighthawk
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus | Chordeiles |
| Species | Chordeiles minor |
| Subspecies | Chordeiles minor henryi |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A fairly common summer resident of pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests and Great Basin grasslands and desertscrub throughout the region. Although large numbers have been seen apparently migrating (Harold Bryant once counted 287 in eight minutes) in July and August, Phillips et al. (1963) caution that “spectacular numbers moving from communal roosts to feeding areas give the misleading impression that migration is going on all summer” (57). Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
8/15/2016 9:57:31 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 2:46:39 PM
Notes
For (Chordeiles minor) * Common Nighthawk is a fairly common summer resident of pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests and Great Basin grasslands and desertscrub throughout the region. Although large numbers have been seen apparently migrating (Harold Bryant once counted 287 in eight minutes) in July and August, Phillips et al. (1963) caution that “spectacular numbers moving from communal roosts to feeding areas give the misleading impression that migration is going on all summer” (57). Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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