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Sand-coloured nighthawk

Chordeiles rupestris (von Spix, 1825)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The sand-coloured nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) is a species in the family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 52.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sand-coloured nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris)
Photo: Steve Ryan from Groveland, CA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sand-coloured nighthawk

Weight
52.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sand-coloured nighthawk live?

Not recorded

What is the sand-coloured nighthawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The sand-colored nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Sand-coloured nighthawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sand-coloured_nighthawk&oldid=1380717229), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the sand-coloured nighthawk endangered?

The sand-coloured nighthawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the sand-coloured nighthawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyCaprimulgidae
  6. genusChordeiles
  7. SpeciesChordeiles rupestris (von Spix, 1825)
Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Sand-colored nighthawkEnglish
  • Sand-colored nighthawkEnglish
  • enganyapastors pàl·lidCatalan
  • lelek pískobarvýCzech
  • cudylldroellwr gwelwWelsh
  • Sandfarvet NathøgDanish
  • FlussnachtschwalbeGerman
  • SandnachtschwalbeGerman
  • sablokolora kaprimulgoEsperanto
  • Añapero blancoSpanish
  • Chotacabras AreniscoSpanish
  • Chotacabras PechiblancoSpanish
  • leete-videvikusorrEstonian
  • särkkäkehrääjäFinnish
  • Engoulevent sableFrench
  • bjelovrati leganjCroatian
  • homoki estifecskeHungarian
  • Succiacapre sabbiaItalian
  • スナイロアメリカヨタカJapanese
  • smėlinis sutemų lėlysLithuanian
  • Zandkleurige NachtzwaluwDutch
  • sandnatthaukNorwegian
  • lelczyk bladyPolish
  • bacurau-da-praiaPortuguese
  • noitibó-das-praiasPortuguese
  • Речной сумеречникRussian
  • Песочный сумеречный козодойRussian
  • súmračník pieskovýSlovak
  • peščeni ležetrudnikSlovenian
  • Svetli američki leganjSerbian
  • sandfalknattskärraSwedish
  • Kum GecedoğanıTurkish
  • анаперо блідийUkrainian
  • 沙夜鷹Chinese
  • 沙色夜鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the sand-coloured nighthawk

Other species in the same genus Chordeiles.

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Common questions

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How big is the sand-coloured nighthawk?

An adult sand-coloured nighthawk weighs 52.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sand-coloured nighthawk endangered?

The sand-coloured nighthawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the sand-coloured nighthawk?

The sand-coloured nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sand-coloured nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-coloured-nighthawk

MLA

“Sand-coloured nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-coloured-nighthawk.

BibTeX
@misc{sand_coloured_nighthawk_2026,
  title = {Sand-coloured nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-coloured-nighthawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}