The Eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) is a medium-sized member of the nightjar family. It is found in North America and is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its camouflage. It is named onomatopoeically...
The Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas. The presence and identity of these birds are best revealed by their vocalization. Typically dark, displaying cryptic coloration and intricate...
The Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is the largest nightjar in North America. The common English name of this bird "chuck-will's-widow " is an onomatopoeia from its song. It...
The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus ), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic to Mongolia and Northwestern...
The common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii ) is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. The bird's habitat is...
The lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis ) is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long upperwings are black and show a white bar in...
The Mexican whip-poor-will, (Antrostomus arizonae ), is a medium-sized nightjar of the southwestern United States, Mexico, and northern Central America.
The pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis ) – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus Nyctidromus. It breeds in the subtropical and tropical of the New World, and...
The standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis ) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family.
The Indian nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus ) is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Like most nightjars it is crepuscular and is best detected from its characteristic calls at dawn and...
The pennant-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius ) is a species of nightjar that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa. It is an intra-African migrant and displays remarkable sexual dimorphism in the breeding season.
The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in southwest India and in parts of Southeast Asia. This very large nightjar has long barred wings, a barred tail and long ear-tufts...
The Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius ) is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa and winters in tropical Africa. This is a fairly common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats apart...
The large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.It is found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This species is a resident of the...
The Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii ) is a nightjar native to the Caribbean and Florida Keys.Its specific epithet, gundlachii, is in honour of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.
The savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis ) is a species of nightjar found in South and Southeast Asia. Eight subspecies are recognised: C. a. monticolus, C. a. amoyensis, C. a. stictomus, C. a. affinis, C. a. timorensis, C. a. griseatus, C. a....
The red-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis ) is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberia and North Africa, and winters in tropical West Africa.
The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus ) is a species of nightjar found in the Indian Subcontinent. It is found mainly on the edge of forests where it is seen or heard at dusk. The taxonomy of this and related nightjars is complex and a range of...
The Puerto Rican nightjar or Puerto Rican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus noctitherus ) is a bird in the nightjar family found in the coastal dry scrub forests in localized areas of southwestern Puerto Rico. It was described in 1916 from bones found in...
The Satanic nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus ), also Heinrich's nightjar, is a mid-sized, spotted, dark brown nightjar endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The species was discovered in 1931 by Gerd Heinrich, a German natural historian who...
The grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka ) is a species of nightjar found in East Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the jungle nightjar (C. indicus ), its South Asian relative.
The Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its local names are kandarapa (Tagalog) and tagolilong (Cebuano).Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
The spotted nightjar (Eurostopodus argus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.It inhabits much of mainland Australia and has also been found in several Indonesian islands.Its natural habitats are open forests and woodlands, scrub,...
Jerdon's nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis ) is a medium-sized nightjar species native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the long-tailed nightjar, it is best recognized by its distinctive call which sounds like a...
The buff-collared nightjar or Ridgway's whip-poor-will (Antrostomus ridgwayi ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico.
The freckled nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It has a wide yet patchy distribution throughout the Afrotropics.
The long-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Africa where it occurs in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo,...
The rufous nightjar (Antrostomus rufus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and...
The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is widespread in South America, where it is found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta...
The Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.The species was first discovered in 1990 when researchers discovered a decomposing specimen in the Nechisar National Park....
The least nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The square-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae which is native to tropical and subtropical woodlands of the Afrotropics. It has an extensive range south of the African equator. Despite not...
The white-throated nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia; it is a non-breeding winter visitor in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
Sykes's nightjar or the Sindh nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis ) is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia.The name commemorates Colonel William Henry Sykes, who served with the British military in India.
The Jamaican poorwill (Siphonorhis americana ), also known as the Jamaican pauraque or Jamaican least pauraque, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Jamaica and has not been recorded since 1860.
The Cuban pauraque (Siphonorhis daiquiri ), also known as the Cuban poorwill, is an extinct species of nightjar from the island of Cuba in the Caribbean.
The swamp nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis ) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family found in Africa.
The band-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
The white-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis cayennensis ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the "ABC Islands", Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and...
The Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The Malaysian eared nightjar (Lyncornis temminckii ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The rufous-bellied nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
