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Common Nighthawk

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Common Nighthawk

Summary

Common Nighthawk is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,448 views/month, #1,296 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Nighthawk's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Common Nighthawk is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Common Nighthawk's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Common Nighthawk belongs to the parent taxon Chordeiles[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Common Nighthawk is Chordeiles minor[7].
  • Common Nighthawk's Commons category is recorded as Chordeiles minor[8].
  • Common Nighthawk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chordeiles minor[9].
  • Common Nighthawk's Commons gallery is recorded as Chordeiles minor[10].
  • Common Nighthawk's original combination is recorded as Caprimulgus minor[11].
  • Common Nighthawk's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. minor'}[12].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Nighthawk'}[13].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Falkennachtschwalbe'}[14].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Añapero yanqui'}[15].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Engoulevent d'Amérique"}[16].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Succiacapre sparviere'}[17].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Nachtzwaluw'}[18].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Nathøg'}[19].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Nordnatthauk'}[20].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Виргинский сумеречный козодой'}[21].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカヨタカ'}[22].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'större falknattskärra'}[23].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isohaukkakehrääjä'}[24].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'lelczyk mały'}[25].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'videvikusorr'}[26].
  • Common Nighthawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'estifecske'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Common Nighthawk is Chordeiles minor[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Chordeiles[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Falkennachtschwalbe'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Añapero yanqui'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Engoulevent d'Amérique"}[16], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Succiacapre sparviere'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Nachtzwaluw'}[18].

Identifiers

Common Nighthawk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 19577[28]. Common Nighthawk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48398[29]. Common Nighthawk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497035[30]. Common Nighthawk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177979[31].

Why It Matters

Common Nighthawk ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,448 views/month, #1,296 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original combination → Caprimulgus minor
    Instance of → —
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Instance of → taxon
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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