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Category:Caprimulgidae - BirdForum Opus

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Family: Caprimulgidae

Description

Nightjars; distribution almost worldwide.

Taxonomy

Caprimulgidae is a family in the order Caprimulgiformes.

Family Caprimulgidae view • edit

Genus Eurostopodus view • edit
E. argus Spotted Nightjar
E. nigripennis Solomons Nightjar
E. exul New Caledonian 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 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 Lurocalis view • edit
L. semitorquatus Short-tailed Nighthawk
L. rufiventris Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

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

Genus Nyctipolus view • edit
N. nigrescens Blackish Nightjar
N. hirundinaceus Pygmy Nightjar

Genus Systellura view • edit
S. longirostris Band-winged Nightjar
S. decussata Tschudi's Nightjar

Genus Nyctidromus view • edit
N. albicollis Common Pauraque
N. anthonyi Scrub Nightjar

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

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

Genus Setopagis view • edit
S. heterura Todd's Nightjar
S. parvula Little Nightjar
S. whitelyi Roraiman Nightjar
S. maculosa Cayenne Nightjar

Genus Hydropsalis view • edit
H. cayennensis White-tailed Nightjar
H. maculicaudus Spot-tailed Nightjar
H. climacocerca Ladder-tailed Nightjar
H. torquata Scissor-tailed Nightjar

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

Genus Siphonorhis view • edit
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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 Phalaenoptilus view • edit
P. nuttallii Common Poorwill

Genus Antrostomus view • edit
A. carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow
A. rufus Rufous Nightjar
A. cubanensis Cuban Nightjar
A. ekmani Hispaniolan 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 Veles view • edit
V. binotatus Brown Nightjar

Genus Caprimulgus view • edit
C. vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar
C. longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar
C. ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar
C. indicus Jungle Nightjar
C. jotaka Grey Nightjar
C. phalaena Palau 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. 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. pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar
C. poliocephalus 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. griseatus Chirruping 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
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