nighthawk The nighthawk is a nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, which is a grouping of 92 species of medium-sized birds with long wings and short bills specialized for eating insects. The nighthawk's ...

is a nocturnal bird. Nighthawk(s) or Night Hawk(s) may also refer to: * ''Nighthawks'' (painting), by Edward Hopper, 1942

Books and comics

* ''Nighthawk'' (novel), a 2017 novel by Clive Cussler * ''Night Hawk'' (comics), a British superhero fictional character * Night Hawk, fictional character appearing in Harvey Comics * Nighthawk (DC Comics), a fictional cowboy * Nighthawk (Marvel Comics), several characters

Film and TV

* ''The Night Hawk'' (1921 film), British silent drama film * ''The Night Hawk'' (1924 film), American Western film * ''The Night Hawk'' (1938 film), American crime film * ''Nighthawks'' (1978 film), British gay-themed film by Ron Peck * ''Nighthawks'' (1981 film), American crime thriller * ''Nighthawks'' (2019 film), American drama thriller by Grant S. Johnson * ''Nighthawks'' (TV series), Irish comedy

Music

* Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, jazz band founded by Carleton Coon and Joe Sanders * Gibson Nighthawk, an electric guitar * ''Night Hawk'' (album), a 1961 album by Coleman Hawkins * Nighthawk Records, a music label * Nighthawks Orchestra, jazz group led by Vince Giordano * Nighthawks, American rap duo formed by Camu Tao and Cage ** ''Nighthawks'' (Nighthawks album), a 2002 album by the duo * ''Nighthawks'' (Erik Friedlander album), 2014 *

Robert Nighthawk Robert Lee McCollum (November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967) was an American blues musician who played and recorded under the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk. He was the father of the blues musician Sam Carr. Nighthawk was ind ...

, Blues musician (1909–1967) * The Nighthawks, an American blues and roots music band * "Nighthawks", a song by Two Hours Traffic from the album '' Little Jabs'' * Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks, American jazz and swing band

Sports

* Night Hawk (lacrosse), Canadian lacrosse player at the 1904 Summer Olympics *

New Haven Nighthawks The New Haven Nighthawks were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had affiliations with the New York Islanders (1972–1973), Minnesota North Stars (1972–1977), New York Rangers (19 ...

, a former ice hockey team * North Georgia Nighthawks, the athletic program of the University of North Georgia * Omaha Nighthawks, a former American football team * Rochester Knighthawks, a National Lacrosse League team * Thomas University Nighthawks, the athletic teams of Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia * Vancouver Nighthawks (WBL), a former World Basketball team * ''Night Hawk'', a bobsled driven by Steven Holcomb * Night Hawk (horse), a Thoroughbred horse * Guelph Nighthawks, a basketball team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League * Nighthawk (cricket), a variant of the Nightwatchman in cricket ** Stuart Broad, England cricketer

Aviation

Aircraft

* Supermarine Nighthawk, a 1917 prototype quadraplane fighter * ''Nighthawk'', a sailplane variant of the Bowlus SP-1 Paperwing glider, designed in 1928 * Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, 1980s stealth military aircraft

Squadrons

* ''The Nighthawks'', nickname of the HMX-1 U.S. Marine Corps helicopter Squadron * 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Canadian Air Force originally set up as the British RAF's ''No. 409 Nighthawk Squadron''

Other

* Honda Nighthawk, a motorcycle line * Nighthawk Custom, a firearm company based in Berryville, Arkansas *

Nighthawk (roller coaster) Nighthawk was a flying roller coaster located at Carowinds. Constructed by Vekoma, it was located in the Carowinds#Celebration Plaza, Thunder Road section of the park. The roller coaster originally opened as Stealth at California's Great America ...

, at Carowinds amusement park * Nighthawk, Washington, an unincorporated community in the U.S. state * Nighthawk, the common name of '' Apocordulia macrops'', a species of Australian dragonfly * Nighthawk, A series of Networking Products Manufactured By Netgear