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Illustration of a Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) egg, 27.05 × 19.53 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Chordeiles acutipennis

  • 27.05 × 19.53 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico, Central America (7 countries) and South America (8 countries)
show all 17Canada & United States: United States
Mexico: Mexico
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Clay-colored and speckled with fine gray and purple spots.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 52 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Cuckoos, Goatsuckers, Hummingbirds and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 176, 1940), p. 247.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Lesser Nighthawk, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Lesser Nighthawk, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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