Editing Nighthawk (section)

{{Short description|Subfamily of birds}}
{{About|the bird|the plane|Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk|other uses|Nighthawk (disambiguation)}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
|taxon = Chordeilinae
| image = Chordeiles_minorEJN31CB.jpg
| image_caption = [[Common nighthawk]], ''Chordeiles minor'' 
|subdivision_ranks = Genera
|subdivision = 
* ''[[Chordeiles]]''
* ''[[Lurocalis]]'' 
* ''[[Nyctiprogne]]''
}}

The '''nighthawk''' is a [[nocturnal]] [[bird]]  of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the [[nightjar]] family, Caprimulgidae, which is a grouping of 92 species of medium-sized birds with long wings and short bills specialized for eating insects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caprimulgidae - nightjars {{!}} Wildlife Journal Junior |url=https://nhpbs.org/wild/caprimulgidae.asp#:~:text=The%20Caprimulgidae%20family%20includes%2092,are%20nocturnal%20and%20eat%20insects. |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=nhpbs.org}}</ref> The nighthawk's subfamily consists of four genera: ''[[Chordeiles]]''; Swainson, 1832, ''[[Lurocalis]];'' Cassin, 1851, ''[[Podager]];'' Wagler, 1832, and ''[[Nyctiprogne]];'' Bonaparte, 1857, which are all native to the western hemisphere.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Nighthawk Similar Species to, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology |url=https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/species-compare/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.allaboutbirds.org |language=en}}</ref>