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The common nighthawk, chordeiles minor, is not a hawk at all, but a member of the family Caprimulgidae, which includes whippoorwills and chuck will's widows..They catch flying insects on the wing, but may take small birds, but this is very rare, as the Caprimulgidae are nocturnal species.

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