88 species of nightjars and nighthawks around the world, from the Common Nighthawk to the Cayenne Nightjar. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
Mexican Whip-poor-willAntrostomus arizonae
Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollis
Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii
Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicus
Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra
White-throated NightjarEurostopodus mystacalis
Great Eared NightjarLyncornis macrotis
Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocerca
Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena
Grey NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka
Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus
Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescens
Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga
White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensis
Sand-colored NighthawkChordeiles rupestris
Buff-collared NightjarAntrostomus ridgwayi
Ocellated PoorwillNyctiphrynus ocellatus
Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus
Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatus
Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurus
Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis
Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius
Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
Yucatan PoorwillNyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Yucatan NightjarAntrostomus badius
Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensis
Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata
Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
Puerto Rican NightjarAntrostomus noctitherus
Cuban NightjarAntrostomus cubanensis
Malaysian Eared NightjarLyncornis temminckii
Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennis
Sykes's NightjarCaprimulgus mahrattensis
Silky-tailed NightjarAntrostomus sericocaudatus
Pygmy NightjarNyctipolus hirundinaceus- Andaman NightjarCaprimulgus andamanicus
Hispaniolan NightjarAntrostomus ekmani
Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus- Anthony's NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi
Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergi
Collared NightjarGactornis enarratus
Least PoorwillSiphonorhis brewsteri
Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
Sickle-winged NightjarEleothreptus anomalus
Eared PoorwillNyctiphrynus mcleodii
Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisBrown NightjarVeles binotatus
- Tawny-collared NightjarAntrostomus salvini
Salvadori's NightjarCaprimulgus pulchellus
Satanic NightjarEurostopodus diabolicus
Mees's NightjarCaprimulgus meesi
White-winged NightjarEleothreptus candicansPapuan NightjarEurostopodus papuensis
- Archbold's NightjarEurostopodus archboldi
- Plain-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne vielliardi
Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusGolden NightjarCaprimulgus eximius
- Palau NightjarCaprimulgus phalaena
Bates's NightjarCaprimulgus batesi
Bonaparte's NightjarCaprimulgus concretus
Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatus- Todd's NightjarSetopagis heterura
- Solomons NightjarEurostopodus nigripennis
- Cayenne NightjarSetopagis maculosa
Also in the checklist
These species are recognised in the AviList world checklist and carry no photos or recordings here yet. Help complete the record.
Roraiman Nightjar (Tepuiornis whitelyi) · Tschudi's Nightjar (Quechuavis decussata) · Spot-tailed Nightjar (Antiurus maculicaudus) · Long-trained Nightjar (Hydropsalis forcipata) · Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) · Nechisar Nightjar (Caprimulgus solala) · Chirruping Nightjar (Caprimulgus griseatus) · Prigogine's Nightjar (Caprimulgus prigoginei)