Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cuacurt |
| Czech | lelek netopýří |
| Dutch | Kortstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Short-tailed Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Short-tailed Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent à queue courte |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à queue courte |
| German | Bändernachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | タンビヨタカ |
| Norwegian | dunkelnatthauk |
| Polish | lelkowiec krótkosterny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | tuju |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tuju |
| Russian | Полуошейниковый козодой |
| Serbian | Kratkorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek kolohrivý |
| Spanish | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Añapero Castaño |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Chotacabras Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chotacabras Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Panama) | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Añapero castaño |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras de Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero colicorto |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Semiacollarado |
| Swedish | kortstjärtad falknattskärra |
| Turkish | Kısa Kuyruklu Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо-довгокрил бурий |
SPECIES
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Hope Batcheller, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published January 13, 2012
Version: 1.0 — Published January 13, 2012
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Conservation
Conservation Status
Both in Mexico and at the global level the Short-tailed Nighthawk is considered as Least Concern. This species has a very wide distirbution, and the population trend is believed to be stable (BirdLife International 2012).
Effects of human activity on populations
The Short-tailed Nighthawk probably is little affected by human activity, other than the local effects of deforestation.