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Category:Caprimulgidae

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Family: Caprimulgidae

[edit] Description

Nightjars; distribution almost worldwide.

[edit] Taxonomy

Caprimulgidae is a family in the order Caprimulgiformes.

Family Caprimulgidae view • edit

Genus Eurostopodus view • edit
E. argus Spotted Nightjar
E. mystacalis White-throated Nightjar
E. diabolicus Satanic Nightjar
E. papuensis Papuan Nightjar
E. archboldi Archbold's Nightjar

Genus Lyncornis view • edit
L. temminckii Malaysian Eared Nightjar
L. macrotis Great Eared Nightjar

Genus Gactornis view • edit
G. enarratus Collared Nightjar

Genus Lurocalis view • edit
L. semitorquatus Short-tailed Nighthawk
L. rufiventris Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Genus Chordeiles view • edit
C. nacunda Nacunda Nighthawk
C. pusillus Least Nighthawk
C. rupestris Sand-colored Nighthawk
C. acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk
C. minor Common Nighthawk
C. gundlachii Antillean Nighthawk

Genus Nyctiprogne view • edit
N. leucopyga Band-tailed Nighthawk
N. vielliardi Bahian Nighthawk

Genus Nyctidromus view • edit
N. albicollis Pauraque

Genus Phalaenoptilus view • edit
P. nuttallii Common Poorwill

Genus Siphonorhis view • edit
S. americana
Jamaican Pauraque
S. brewsteri Least Pauraque

Genus Nyctiphrynus view • edit
N. mcleodii Eared Poorwill
N. yucatanicus Yucatan Poorwill
N. ocellatus Ocellated Poorwill
N. rosenbergi Choco Poorwill

Genus Antrostomus view • edit
A. carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow
A. rufus Rufous Nightjar
A. cubanensis Greater Antillean Nightjar
A. salvini Tawny-collared Nightjar
A. badius Yucatan Nightjar
A. sericocaudatus Silky-tailed Nightjar
A. ridgwayi Buff-collared Nightjar
A. vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will
A. saturatus Dusky Nightjar
A. arizonae Mexican Whip-poor-will
A. noctitherus Puerto Rican Nightjar

Genus Macrodipteryx view • edit
M. vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar
M. longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar

Genus Veles view • edit
V. binotatus Brown Nightjar

Genus Caprimulgus view • edit
C. ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar
C. indicus Grey Nightjar
C. europaeus European Nightjar
C. fraenatus Sombre Nightjar
C. rufigena Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
C. aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar
C. nubicus Nubian Nightjar
C. mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar
C. centralasicus Vaurie's Nightjar
C. eximius Golden Nightjar
C. macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar
C. andamanicus Andaman Nightjar
C. meesi Mees's Nightjar
C. atripennis Jerdon's Nightjar
C. manillensis Philippine Nightjar
C. celebensis Sulawesi Nightjar
C. donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
C. nigriscapularis Black-shouldered Nightjar
C. pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar
C. poliocephalus Abyssinian Nightjar
C. ruwenzorii Montane Nightjar
C. asiaticus Indian Nightjar
C. madagascariensis Madagascar Nightjar
C. natalensis Swamp Nightjar
C. inornatus Plain Nightjar
C. stellatus Star-spotted Nightjar
C. solala Nechisar Nightjar
C. affinis Savanna Nightjar
C. tristigma Freckled Nightjar
C. concretus Bonaparte's Nightjar
C. pulchellus Salvadori's Nightjar
C. prigoginei Prigogine's Nightjar
C. batesi Bates's Nightjar
C. climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar
C. clarus Slender-tailed Nightjar
C. fossii Square-tailed Nightjar
C. longirostris Band-winged Nightjar
C. cayennensis White-tailed Nightjar
C. candicans White-winged Nightjar
C. maculicaudus Spot-tailed Nightjar
C. heterurus Todd's Nightjar
C. parvulus Little Nightjar
C. anthonyi Scrub Nightjar
C. maculosus Cayenne Nightjar
C. nigrescens Blackish Nightjar
C. whitelyi Roraiman Nightjar
C. hirundinaceus Pygmy Nightjar

Genus Hydropsalis view • edit
H. climacocerca Ladder-tailed Nightjar
H. torquata Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Genus Uropsalis view • edit
U. segmentata Swallow-tailed Nightjar
U. lyra Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Genus Macropsalis view • edit
M. forcipata Long-trained Nightjar

Genus Eleothreptus view • edit
E. anomalus Sickle-winged Nightjar

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