Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES
FAMILY: CAPRIMULGIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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© O.S. Pettingill/CLO
Pursuing flying insects at dusk and dawn, the Common Nighthawk can be seen flying its floppy flight in rural or urban areas. Its white wing patches and eratic flight make it look like a big bat with headlights, and it is known in some areas as the "bullbat."