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BIRDS

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Birds
NativeMigratory
Common Nighthawk, photo 1 of 5
Common Nighthawk, Male
Common Nighthawk, Female
79.3 gWeight
2 eggsClutch
19 daysIncubation

Bird weighing 79.3 g. Migratory. Lives in forests and in fields. Feeds on insects. Forages in flight.

There are 7,872 observations of Common Nighthawk in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,065
  2. Côte-Nord783
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent689
  4. Capitale-Nationale679
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue669
  6. Montréal667
  7. Montérégie432
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches425
  9. Outaouais416
  10. Estrie386
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine372
  12. Nord-du-Québec353
  13. Laurentides342
  14. Lanaudière195
  15. Mauricie185
  16. Centre-du-Québec143
  17. Laval71

Habitat

ForestCephas
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
ShorelineGilles Douaire
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

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Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
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Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
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