Antillean nighthawk

Antillean nighthawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Chordeiles
Species:
C. gundlachii
Binomial name
Chordeiles gundlachii
Lawrence, 1857

The Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) is a nightjar native to the Caribbean, The Bahamas, and Florida Keys.

Its specific epithet, gundlachii, is in honor of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Chordeiles gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22689717A168858532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22689717A168858532.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.