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Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

92Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep63
Oct29
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England63
2Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland26
66 England26 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
92
Peak month
September
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Chordeiles minor
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire
Conservation designations
Bern Convention
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Chordeiles
Name with authority
Chordeiles minor (J.R.Forster, 1771)
Described
1771

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q943329 · GBIF 2497035