Bird families · Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars
Caprimulgidae · 98 species
Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) is a family of 98 bird species in the order Caprimulgiformes. They live mostly in forest, woodland, shrubland habitats. The smallest is the Yucatan Poorwill and the largest the Nacunda Nighthawk.
- Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus
- Anthony's Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi
- Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Bates's Nightjar Caprimulgus batesi
- Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens
- Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus
- Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus
- Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
- Caprimulgus centralasicus Caprimulgus centralasicus
- Cayenne Nightjar Setopagis maculosa
- Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis
- Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
- Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus
- Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
- Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius
- Great Eared Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Jamaican Poorwill Siphonorhis americana
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
- Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Little Nightjar Setopagis parvula
- Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus
- Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Malaysian Eared Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii
- Mees's Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi
- Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae
- Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
- Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
- Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala
- New Caledonian Nightjar Eurostopodus exul
- Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus
- Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
- Palau Nightjar Caprimulgus phalaena
- Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius
- Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis
- Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
- Plain-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne vielliardi
- Prigogine's Nightjar Caprimulgus prigoginei
- Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus
- Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Roraiman Nightjar Setopagis whitelyi
- Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
- Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus
- Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
- Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
- Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus
- Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus
- Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
- Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis
- Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
- Spot-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus
- Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus
- Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
- Standard-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longipennis
- Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus
- Sulawesi Nightjar Caprimulgus celebensis
- Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
- Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
- Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
- Tawny-collared Nightjar Antrostomus salvini
- Tepui Nightjar Systellura roraimae
- Todd's Nightjar Setopagis heterura
- Tschudi's Nightjar Systellura decussata
- White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
- White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
- White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans
- Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius
- Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus