Range Description: Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 5,148 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 83,959 square km; Wintering only: 418,001 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 576,696 square km; Breeding only: 829,334 square km; Wintering only: 446,957 square km; Migration only: 86,537 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 52,272 square km; Wintering only: 7,624,082 square km
U.S.A. - Breeding only: 564,001 square km