Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies

Nightjars and Allies

Total Number of Species in Family: 91


32 Species for which Mangoverde has photos:
Common Name   Scientific Name     Photos   Videos  Sounds
Sand-colored Nighthawk   Chordeiles rupestris   600
Lesser Nighthawk   Chordeiles acutipennis   1303
Common Nighthawk   Chordeiles minor   1103
Antillean Nighthawk   Chordeiles gundlachii   101
Nacunda Nighthawk   Podager nacunda   400
Band-tailed Nighthawk   Nyctiprogne leucopyga   300
Spotted Nightjar   Eurostopodus argus   101
White-throated Nightjar   Eurostopodus mystacalis   102
Diabolical Nightjar   Eurostopodus diabolicus   500
Pauraque   Nyctidromus albicollis   1505
Common Poorwill   Phalaenoptilus nuttallii   101
Whip-poor-will   Caprimulgus vociferus   502
Puerto Rican Nightjar   Caprimulgus noctitherus   200
White-winged Nightjar   Caprimulgus candicans   300
Blackish Nightjar   Caprimulgus nigrescens   701
Gray Nightjar   Caprimulgus indicus   403
Eurasian Nightjar   Caprimulgus europaeus   604
Sykes' Nightjar   Caprimulgus mahrattensis   300
Large-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus macrurus   600
Fiery-necked Nightjar   Caprimulgus pectoralis   100
Montane Nightjar   Caprimulgus ruwenzorii   100
Indian Nightjar   Caprimulgus asiaticus   200
Madagascar Nightjar   Caprimulgus madagascariensis   300
Swamp Nightjar   Caprimulgus natalensis   100
Savanna Nightjar   Caprimulgus affinis   200
Collared Nightjar   Caprimulgus enarratus   100
Long-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus climacurus   100
Square-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus fossii   200
Pennant-winged Nightjar   Macrodipteryx vexillarius   200
Lyre-tailed Nightjar   Uropsalis lyra   300
Ladder-tailed Nightjar   Hydropsalis climacocerca   700
Scissor-tailed Nightjar   Hydropsalis torquata   300

59 Species for which Mangoverde lacks photos:
Common Name   Scientific Name     Photos   Videos  Sounds
Short-tailed Nighthawk   Lurocalis semitorquatus   000
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk   Lurocalis rufiventris   000
Least Nighthawk   Chordeiles pusillus   000
Bahia Nighthawk   Nyctiprogne vieilliardi   000
Papuan Nightjar   Eurostopodus papuensis   000
Archbold's Nightjar   Eurostopodus archboldi   000
Malaysian Nightjar   Eurostopodus temminckii   000
Great Eared-Nightjar   Eurostopodus macrotis   000
Least Poorwill   Siphonorhis brewsteri   000
Eared Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus mcleodii   000
Yucatan Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus   000
Choco Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi   000
Ocellated Poorwill   Nyctiphrynus ocellatus   000
Chuck-will's-widow   Caprimulgus carolinensis   002
Rufous Nightjar   Caprimulgus rufus   001
Greater Antillean Nightjar   Caprimulgus cubanensis   000
Hispaniolan Nightjar   Caprimulgus ekmani   000
Tawny-collared Nightjar   Caprimulgus salvini   000
Yucatan Nightjar   Caprimulgus badius   000
Silky-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus sericocaudatus   000
Buff-collared Nightjar   Caprimulgus ridgwayi   000
Dusky Nightjar   Caprimulgus saturatus   000
Band-winged Nightjar   Caprimulgus longirostris   001
Pygmy Nightjar   Caprimulgus hirundinaceus   000
Little Nightjar   Caprimulgus parvulus   000
Spot-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus maculicaudus   000
White-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus cayennensis   000
Scrub Nightjar   Caprimulgus anthonyi   000
Cayenne Nightjar   Caprimulgus maculosus   000
Roraiman Nightjar   Caprimulgus whitelyi   000
Brown Nightjar   Caprimulgus binotatus   000
Red-necked Nightjar   Caprimulgus ruficollis   001
Sombre Nightjar   Caprimulgus fraenatus   000
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar   Caprimulgus rufigena   000
Egyptian Nightjar   Caprimulgus aegyptius   000
Nubian Nightjar   Caprimulgus nubicus   000
Vaurie's Nightjar   Caprimulgus centralasicus   000
Golden Nightjar   Caprimulgus eximius   000
Andaman Nightjar   Caprimulgus andamanicus   000
Mees' Nightjar   Caprimulgus meesi   000
Jerdon's Nightjar   Caprimulgus atripennis   000
Philippine Nightjar   Caprimulgus manillensis   000
Sulawesi Nightjar   Caprimulgus celebensis   001
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar   Caprimulgus donaldsoni   000
Black-shouldered Nightjar   Caprimulgus nigriscapularis   000
Abyssinian Nightjar   Caprimulgus poliocephalus   000
Plain Nightjar   Caprimulgus inornatus   000
Star-spotted Nightjar   Caprimulgus stellatus   000
Nechisar Nightjar   Caprimulgus solala   000
Freckled Nightjar   Caprimulgus tristigma   000
Bonaparte's Nightjar   Caprimulgus concretus   000
Salvadori's Nightjar   Caprimulgus pulchellus   000
Itombwe Nightjar   Caprimulgus prigoginei   000
Bates' Nightjar   Caprimulgus batesi   000
Slender-tailed Nightjar   Caprimulgus clarus   000
Standard-winged Nightjar   Macrodipteryx longipennis   000
Swallow-tailed Nightjar   Uropsalis segmentata   000
Long-trained Nightjar   Macropsalis forcipata   000
Sickle-winged Nightjar   Eleothreptus anomalus   000

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