List of nightjars

The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 97 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]

A Puerto Rican nightjar

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

Common nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
Spotted nightjarEurostopodus argus1
White-throated nightjarEurostopodus mystacalis2
Solomons nightjarEurostopodus nigripennis3
New Caledonian nightjarEurostopodus exul4
Satanic nightjarEurostopodus diabolicus5
Papuan nightjarEurostopodus papuensis6
Archbold's nightjarEurostopodus archboldi7
Malaysian eared nightjarLyncornis temminckii8
Great eared nightjarLyncornis macrotis9
Collared nightjarGactornis enarratus10
Nacunda nighthawkChordeiles nacunda11
Least nighthawkChordeiles pusillus12
Sand-colored nighthawkChordeiles rupestris13
Lesser nighthawkChordeiles acutipennis14
Common nighthawkChordeiles minor15
Antillean nighthawkChordeiles gundlachii16
Short-tailed nighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus17
Rufous-bellied nighthawkLurocalis rufiventris18
Band-tailed nighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga19
Plain-tailed nighthawkNyctiprogne vielliardi20
Blackish nightjarNyctipolus nigrescens21
Pygmy nightjarNyctipolus hirundinaceus22
PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis23
Anthony's nightjarNyctidromus anthonyi24
Todd's nightjarSetopagis heterura25
Little nightjarSetopagis parvula26
Roraiman nightjarSetopagis whitelyi27
Cayenne nightjarSetopagis maculosa28
Sickle-winged nightjarEleothreptus anomalus29
White-winged nightjarEleothreptus candicans30
Band-winged nightjarSystellura longirostris31
Tschudi's nightjarSystellura decussata32
Swallow-tailed nightjarUropsalis segmentata33
Lyre-tailed nightjarUropsalis lyra34
White-tailed nightjarHydropsalis cayennensis35
Spot-tailed nightjarHydropsalis maculicaudus36
Ladder-tailed nightjarHydropsalis climacocerca37
Scissor-tailed nightjarHydropsalis torquata38
Long-trained nightjarMacropsalis forcipata39
Least poorwillSiphonorhis brewsteri40
Jamaican poorwillSiphonorhis americana41
Choco poorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergi42
Eared poorwillNyctiphrynus mcleodii43
Yucatan poorwillNyctiphrynus yucatanicus44
Ocellated poorwillNyctiphrynus ocellatus45
Common poorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii46
Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis47
Rufous nightjarAntrostomus rufus48
Cuban nightjarAntrostomus cubanensis49
Hispaniolan nightjarAntrostomus ekmani50
Tawny-collared nightjarAntrostomus salvini51
Yucatan nightjarAntrostomus badius52
Silky-tailed nightjarAntrostomus sericocaudatus53
Buff-collared nightjarAntrostomus ridgwayi54
Eastern whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus55
Mexican whip-poor-willAntrostomus arizonae56
Puerto Rican nightjarAntrostomus noctitherus57
Dusky nightjarAntrostomus saturatus58
Brown nightjarVeles binotatus59
Red-necked nightjarCaprimulgus ruficollis60
Jungle nightjarCaprimulgus indicus61
Grey nightjarCaprimulgus jotaka62
Palau nightjarCaprimulgus phalaena63
European nightjarCaprimulgus europaeus64
Sombre nightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus65
Rufous-cheeked nightjarCaprimulgus rufigena66
Egyptian nightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius67
Sykes's nightjarCaprimulgus mahrattensis68
Nubian nightjarCaprimulgus nubicus69
Golden nightjarCaprimulgus eximius70
Jerdon's nightjarCaprimulgus atripennis71
Large-tailed nightjarCaprimulgus macrurus72
Mees's nightjarCaprimulgus meesi73
Andaman nightjarCaprimulgus andamanicus74
Philippine nightjarCaprimulgus manillensis75
Sulawesi nightjarCaprimulgus celebensis76
Donaldson Smith's nightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni77
Fiery-necked nightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis78
Montane nightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus79
Indian nightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus80
Madagascar nightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis81
Swamp nightjarCaprimulgus natalensis82
Nechisar nightjarCaprimulgus solala83
Plain nightjarCaprimulgus inornatus84
Star-spotted nightjarCaprimulgus stellatus85
Savanna nightjarCaprimulgus affinis86
Chirruping nightjarCaprimulgus griseatus87
Freckled nightjarCaprimulgus tristigma88
Bonaparte's nightjarCaprimulgus concretus89
Salvadori's nightjarCaprimulgus pulchellus90
Prigogine's nightjarCaprimulgus prigoginei91
Bates's nightjarCaprimulgus batesi92
Long-tailed nightjarCaprimulgus climacurus93
Slender-tailed nightjarCaprimulgus clarus94
Square-tailed nightjarCaprimulgus fossii95
Standard-winged nightjarCaprimulgus longipennis96
Pennant-winged nightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius97

References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2023). "Nightjars, Oilbird, potoos, frogmouths". IOC World Bird List. v 13.2). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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