beach alectryon vs Least Nighthawk

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Chordeiles pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Least Nighthawk
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Alectryon	Chordeiles
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Chordeiles pusillus

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Least Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Least Nighthawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Least Nighthawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.