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A nighthawk 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, 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
  • Nighthawks at the Diner, the third studio album by Tom Waits

Sports

  • Night Hawk (lacrosse), Canadian lacrosse player at the 1904 Summer Olympics
  • New Haven Nighthawks, 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

Aircraft

  • Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, stealth military aircraft
  • Nighthawk, a sailplane variant of the Bowlus SP-1 Paperwing glider
  • The Nighthawks, nickname of the HMX-1 U.S. Marine Corps helicopter Squadron
  • Supermarine Nighthawk, a quadraplane fighter
  • 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), 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

See also

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  • Nighthawking, illegal metal-detecting
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