Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | lelek rezavobřichý |
| Dutch | Roodbuiknachtzwaluw |
| English | Rufous-bellied Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Rufous-bellied Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent à ventre roux |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à ventre roux |
| German | Andennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | チャバラヨタカ |
| Norwegian | rustbuknatthauk |
| Polish | lelkowiec andyjski |
| Russian | Рыжебрюхий козодой |
| Serbian | Riđotrbi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek červený |
| Spanish | Añapero Ventrirrufo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Ventrirrufo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras de Vientre Rufo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero ventrirrufo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Ventrirrufo |
| Swedish | rödbukig falknattskärra |
| Turkish | And Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо-довгокрил рудочеревий |
SPECIES
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
Alyssa Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published June 6, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published June 6, 2014
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Behavior
Introduction
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk forages for insects in flight, flying rapidly and erratically above treetops or above small clearings. It is most active at dusk. During the day it roosts lengthwise on trees limbs.
Territoriality
There are no published data on territorial defense, maintenance, or fidelity, or of home range size, for Rufous-bellied Nighthawk.
Sexual Behavior
Little information; presumably is at least socially monogamous.
Social and interspecific behavior
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk usually is solitary or in pairs.
Predation
No reports of predation on Rufous-bellied Nighthawk?