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.

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