Caprimulgidae

Taxon order Caprimulgiformes
Taxon family Caprimulgidae
Common group Nightjars

List of taxonomic families


Species


Scientific Name Common Name Recordings Photos
Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar 1 0
Caprimulgus andamanicus Andaman Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus anthonyi Scrub Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus asiaticus Indian Nightjar 2 0
Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon's Nightjar 4 0
Caprimulgus badius Yucatan Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus batesi Bates's Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus binotatus Brown Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow 1 0
Caprimulgus cayennensis White-tailed Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus celebensis Sulawesi Nightjar 3 0
Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie's Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus clarus Slender-tailed Nightjar 2 0
Caprimulgus climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus concretus Sunda Nightjar 3 0
Caprimulgus cubanensis Cuban Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus ekmani Hispaniolan Nightjar 1 0
Caprimulgus enarratus Collared Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus eximius Golden Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus fossii Square-tailed Nightjar 3 0
Caprimulgus fraenatus Sombre Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus heterurus Todd's Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus hirundinaceus Pygmy Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus indicus Grey Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus inornatus Plain Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus longirostris Band-winged Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar 5 0
Caprimulgus maculicaudus Spot-tailed Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus maculosus Cayenne Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus madagascariensis Madagascar Nightjar 2 0
Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus manillensis Philippine Nightjar 1 0
Caprimulgus meesi Mees's Nightjar 6 0
Caprimulgus natalensis Swamp Nightjar 2 0
Caprimulgus nigrescens Blackish Nightjar 1 0
Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Black-shouldered Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus noctitherus Puerto Rican Nightjar 4 0
Caprimulgus nubicus Nubian Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus otiosus 0 0
Caprimulgus parvulus Little Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar 1 0
Caprimulgus poliocephalus Montane Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus prigoginei Itombwe Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus pulchellus Salvadori's Nightjar 4 0
Caprimulgus ridgwayi Buff-collared Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus rufigena Rufous-cheeked Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus rufus Rufous Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Ruwenzori Nightjar 1 0
Caprimulgus salvini Tawny-collared Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus saturatus Dusky Nightjar 4 0
Caprimulgus sericocaudatus Silky-tailed Nightjar 2 0
Caprimulgus solala Nechisar Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus stellatus Star-spotted Nightjar 0 0
Caprimulgus tristigma Freckled Nightjar 3 0
Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will 0 0
Caprimulgus whitelyi Roraiman Nightjar 1 0
Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk 1 0
Chordeiles gundlachii Antillean Nighthawk 0 0
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk 0 0
Chordeiles pusillus Least Nighthawk 0 0
Chordeiles rupestris Sand-coloured Nighthawk 0 0
Eleothreptus anomalus Sickle-winged Nightjar 0 0
Eleothreptus candicans White-winged Nightjar 0 0
Eurostopodus archboldi Mountain Eared-nightjar 0 0
Eurostopodus argus Spotted Eared-nightjar 0 0
Eurostopodus diabolicus Sulawesi Eared-nightjar 2 0
Eurostopodus macrotis Great Eared-nightjar 11 0
Eurostopodus mystacalis White-throated Eared-nightjar 0 0
Eurostopodus papuensis Papuan Eared-nightjar 0 0
Eurostopodus temminckii Malaysian Eared-nightjar 1 0
Hydropsalis climacocerca Ladder-tailed Nightjar 0 0
Hydropsalis torquata Scissor-tailed Nightjar 0 0
Lurocalis rufiventris Rufous-bellied Nighthawk 0 0
Lurocalis semitorquatus Short-tailed Nighthawk 0 0
Macrodipteryx longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar 1 0
Macrodipteryx vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar 0 0
Macropsalis forcipata Long-trained Nightjar 0 0
Nyctidromus albicollis Common Pauraque 5 0
Nyctiphrynus mcleodii Eared Poorwill 0 0
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus Ocellated Poorwill 1 0
Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi Choco Poorwill 0 0
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus Yucatan Poorwill 0 0
Nyctiprogne leucopyga Band-tailed Nighthawk 0 0
Nyctiprogne vielliardi Plain-tailed Nighthawk 0 0
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill 0 0
Podager nacunda Nacunda Nighthawk 0 0
Siphonorhis americana Jamaican Pauraque 0 0
Siphonorhis brewsteri Least Pauraque 3 0
Uropsalis lyra Lyre-tailed Nightjar 0 0
Uropsalis segmentata Swallow-tailed Nightjar 0 0