Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors pàl·lid |
| Czech | lelek pískobarvý |
| Dutch | Zandkleurige Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Sand-colored Nighthawk |
| English (UK) | Sand-coloured Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Sand-colored Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent sable |
| French (France) | Engoulevent sable |
| German | Flussnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | スナイロアメリカヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sandnatthauk |
| Polish | lelczyk blady |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-da-praia |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-da-praia |
| Russian | Речной сумеречник |
| Serbian | Peščani leganj |
| Slovak | súmračník pieskový |
| Spanish | Añapero Blanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Arenisco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Arenisco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero blanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Blanco |
| Swedish | sandfalknattskärra |
| Turkish | Kum Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо блідий |
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Nichole Whyland
Version: 1.0 — Published April 10, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published April 10, 2015
Diet and Foraging
Diet
Sand-colored Nighthawk is insectivorous, but its diet is not known in much detail. These nighthawks have been observed foraging at swarms of winged termites (Sick 1993). The contents of the stomachs of three specimens included bugs (Hemiptera), beetles (Coleoptera), and ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Schubart et al. 1965).
