Biology:List of nightjar species

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A Puerto Rican nightjar

The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 96 species of nightjars and allies in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are distributed among 20 genera, a few of which have only one member. One extinct species, the Jamaican poorwill, is included.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name Binomial name IOC sequence
Spotted nightjar Eurostopodus argus 1
White-throated nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis 2
Solomons nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis 3
New Caledonian nightjar Eurostopodus exul 4
Satanic nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus 5
Papuan nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis 6
Archbold's nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi 7
Malaysian eared nightjar Lyncornis temminckii 8
Great eared nightjar Lyncornis macrotis 9
Collared nightjar Gactornis enarratus 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
Short-tailed nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus 17
Rufous-bellied nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris 18
Band-tailed nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga 19
Plain-tailed nighthawk Nyctiprogne vielliardi 20
Blackish nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens 21
Pygmy nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus 22
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 23
Anthony's nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi 24
Todd's nightjar Setopagis heterura 25
Little nightjar Setopagis parvula 26
Roraiman nightjar Setopagis whitelyi 27
Cayenne nightjar Setopagis maculosa 28
Sickle-winged nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus 29
White-winged nightjar Eleothreptus candicans 30
Band-winged nightjar Systellura longirostris 31
Tschudi's nightjar Systellura decussata 32
Swallow-tailed nightjar Uropsalis segmentata 33
Lyre-tailed nightjar Uropsalis lyra 34
White-tailed nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis 35
Spot-tailed nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus 36
Ladder-tailed nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca 37
Scissor-tailed nightjar Hydropsalis torquata 38
Long-trained nightjar Macropsalis forcipata 39
Least poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri 40
Jamaican poorwill Siphonorhis americana 41
Choco poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi 42
Eared poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii 43
Yucatan poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus 44
Ocellated poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 45
Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 46
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis 47
Rufous nightjar Antrostomus rufus 48
Cuban nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis 49
Hispaniolan nightjar Antrostomus ekmani 50
Tawny-collared nightjar Antrostomus salvini 51
Yucatan nightjar Antrostomus badius 52
Silky-tailed nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus 53
Buff-collared nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi 54
Eastern whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus 55
Mexican whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae 56
Puerto Rican nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus 57
Dusky nightjar Antrostomus saturatus 58
Brown nightjar Veles binotatus 59
Red-necked nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis 60
Jungle nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 61
Grey nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka 62
Palau nightjar Caprimulgus phalaena 63
European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 64
Sombre nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus 65
Rufous-cheeked nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena 66
Egyptian nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius 67
Sykes's nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis 68
Nubian nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus 69
Golden nightjar Caprimulgus eximius 70
Jerdon's nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis 71
Large-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus 72
Mees's nightjar Caprimulgus meesi 73
Andaman nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus 74
Philippine nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis 75
Sulawesi nightjar Caprimulgus celebensis 76
Donaldson Smith's nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni 77
Fiery-necked nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 78
Montane nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus 79
Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus 80
Madagascar nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis 81
Swamp nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis 82
Nechisar nightjar Caprimulgus solala 83
Plain nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus 84
Star-spotted nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus 85
Savanna nightjar Caprimulgus affinis 86
Freckled nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma 87
Bonaparte's nightjar Caprimulgus concretus 88
Salvadori's nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus 89
Prigogine's nightjar Caprimulgus prigoginei 90
Bates's nightjar Caprimulgus batesi 91
Long-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus 92
Slender-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus clarus 93
Square-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus fossii 94
Standard-winged nightjar Caprimulgus longipennis 95
Pennant-winged nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius 96

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