List_of_nightjars

List of nightjars

This is a list of nightjar and eared-nightjar species, sortable by common name or binomial.

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