Nightjars and Nighthawks | Bird Family Guide

96 species

Every species in this family

The same 96 birds as a plain list, if you already know the name you want.

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
Cayenne Nightjar Setopagis maculosa
Chirruping Nightjar Caprimulgus griseatus
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
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 Hydropsalis 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
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 Tepuiornis 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 Antiurus 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
Timor Nightjar Caprimulgus ritae
Todd's Nightjar Setopagis heterura
Tschudi's Nightjar Quechuavis decussata
White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus