Home > World bird families > Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

  1. Spotted Nightjar   Eurostopodus argus
  2. White-throated Nightjar   Eurostopodus mystacalis
  3. Satanic Nightjar   Eurostopodus diabolicus
  4. Papuan Nightjar   Eurostopodus papuensis
  5. Archbold’s Nightjar   Eurostopodus archboldi
  6. Malaysian Eared Nightjar   Lyncornis temminckii
  7. Great Eared Nightjar   Lyncornis macrotis
  8. Short-tailed Nighthawk   Lurocalis semitorquatus
  9. Rufous-bellied Nighthawk   Lurocalis rufiventris
  10. Nacunda Nighthawk   Chordeiles nacunda
  11. Least Nighthawk   Chordeiles pusillus
  12. Sand-colored Nighthawk   Chordeiles rupestris
  13. Lesser Nighthawk   Chordeiles acutipennis
  14. Common Nighthawk   Chordeiles minor
  15. Antillean Nighthawk   Chordeiles gundlachii
  16. Band-tailed Nighthawk   Nyctiprogne leucopyga
  17. Plain-tailed Nighthawk   Nyctiprogne vielliardi
  18. Brown Nightjar   Veles binotatus
  19. Pauraque   Nyctidromus albicollis
  20. Common Poorwill   Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
  21. Least Poorwill   Siphonorhis brewsteri
  22. Eared Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
  23. Yucatan Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
  24. Ocellated Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
  25. Choco Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
  26. Chuck-will’s-widow   Antrostomus carolinensis
  27. Rufous Nightjar   Antrostomus rufus
  28. Greater Antillean Nightjar   Antrostomus cubanensis
  29. Tawny-collared Nightjar   Antrostomus salvini
  30. Yucatan Nightjar   Antrostomus badius
  31. Silky-tailed Nightjar   Antrostomus sericocaudatus
  32. Buff-collared Nightjar   Antrostomus ridgwayi
  33. Eastern Whip-poor-will   Antrostomus vociferus
  34. Mexican Whip-poor-will   Antrostomus arizonae
  35. Puerto Rican Nightjar   Antrostomus noctitherus
  36. Dusky Nightjar   Antrostomus saturatus
  37. Band-winged Nightjar   Caprimulgus longirostris
  38. White-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus cayennensis
  39. White-winged Nightjar   Caprimulgus candicans
  40. Spot-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus maculicaudus
  41. Little Nightjar   Caprimulgus parvulus
  42. Todd’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus heterurus
  43. Anthony’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus anthonyi
  44. Cayenne Nightjar   Caprimulgus maculosus
  45. Blackish Nightjar   Caprimulgus nigrescens
  46. Roraiman Nightjar   Caprimulgus whitelyi
  47. Pygmy Nightjar   Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
  48. Red-necked Nightjar   Caprimulgus ruficollis
  49. Jungle Nightjar   Caprimulgus indicus
  50. Grey Nightjar   Caprimulgus jotaka
  51. European Nightjar   Caprimulgus europaeus
  52. Sombre Nightjar   Caprimulgus fraenatus
  53. Rufous-cheeked Nightjar   Caprimulgus rufigena
  54. Egyptian Nightjar   Caprimulgus aegyptius
  55. Sykes’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus mahrattensis
  56. Vaurie’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus centralasicus
  57. Nubian Nightjar   Caprimulgus nubicus
  58. Golden Nightjar   Caprimulgus eximius
  59. Jerdon’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus atripennis
  60. Large-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus macrurus
  61. Mees’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus meesi
  62. Andaman Nightjar   Caprimulgus andamanicus
  63. Philippine Nightjar   Caprimulgus manillensis
  64. Sulawesi Nightjar   Caprimulgus celebensis
  65. Donaldson Smith’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus donaldsoni
  66. Black-shouldered Nightjar   Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
  67. Fiery-necked Nightjar   Caprimulgus pectoralis
  68. Montane Nightjar   Caprimulgus poliocephalus
  69. Ruwenzori Nightjar   Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
  70. Indian Nightjar   Caprimulgus asiaticus
  71. Madagascar Nightjar   Caprimulgus madagascariensis
  72. Swamp Nightjar   Caprimulgus natalensis
  73. Nechisar Nightjar   Caprimulgus solala
  74. Plain Nightjar   Caprimulgus inornatus
  75. Star-spotted Nightjar   Caprimulgus stellatus
  76. Savanna Nightjar   Caprimulgus affinis
  77. Freckled Nightjar   Caprimulgus tristigma
  78. Bonaparte’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus concretus
  79. Salvadori’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus pulchellus
  80. Prigogine’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus prigoginei
  81. Collared Nightjar   Caprimulgus enarratus
  82. Bates’s Nightjar   Caprimulgus batesi
  83. Long-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus climacurus
  84. Slender-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus clarus
  85. Square-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus fossii
  86. Standard-winged Nightjar   Macrodipteryx longipennis
  87. Pennant-winged Nightjar   Macrodipteryx vexillarius
  88. Ladder-tailed Nightjar   Hydropsalis climacocerca
  89. Scissor-tailed Nightjar   Hydropsalis torquata
  90. Swallow-tailed Nightjar   Uropsalis segmentata
  91. Lyre-tailed Nightjar   Uropsalis lyra
  92. Long-trained Nightjar   Macropsalis forcipata
  93. Sickle-winged Nightjar   Eleothreptus anomalus

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