Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding Regions |
Breeding Subregions |
Nonbreeding Subregions |
- CAPRIMULGIFORMES |
Andaman Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus andamanicus | OR | Andaman Is. | |
Anthony's Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctidromus anthonyi | SA | w Ecuador and nw Peru | |
Antillean Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles gundlachii | NA | s Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Virgin Is. | |
Archbold's Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus archboldi | AU | montane New Guinea | |
Band-tailed Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiprogne leucopyga | SA | Amazonia | |
Band-winged Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Systellura longirostris | SA | n, w, s, se | |
Bates's Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus batesi | AF | Cameroon to Uganda and e DR Congo | |
Blackish Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctipolus nigrescens | SA | Amazonia | |
Bonaparte's Nightjar (VU) i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus concretus | OR | Sumatra, Belitung (e of s Sumatra) and Borneo | |
Brown Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Veles binotatus | AF | Liberia to c DR Congo | |
Buff-collared Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus ridgwayi | MA | nw Mexico to Nicaragua | |
Cayenne Nightjar (DD) i | Caprimulgidae | Setopagis maculosa | SA | French Guiana | |
Choco Poorwill i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi | SA | w Colombia and nw Ecuador | |
Chuck-will's-widow (NT) i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus carolinensis | NA | e USA | MA, SA |
Collared Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Gactornis enarratus | AF | nw, e Madagascar | |
Common Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles minor | NA, MA | widespread | SA |
Common Poorwill i | Caprimulgidae | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | NA, MA | sw Canada to n Mexico | |
Cuban Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus cubanensis | NA | Cuba | |
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | AF | e Ethiopia and nw Somalia to ne Tanzania | |
Dusky Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus saturatus | MA | Costa Rica and w Panama | |
Eared Poorwill i U | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus mcleodii | MA | w Mexico | |
Eastern Whip-poor-will (NT) i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus vociferus | NA | sc, se Canada and ec, e USA | se USA and MA |
Egyptian Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus aegyptius | PAL, AF | nw AF to sc Asia | e, c, w AF |
European Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus europaeus | PAL | w, c | AF |
Fiery-necked Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus pectoralis | AF | w, s, se, sc | |
Freckled Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus tristigma | AF | widespread | |
Golden Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus eximius | AF | ne, nc, w | |
Great Eared Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Lyncornis macrotis | OR, AU | widespread; also Sulawesi | |
Grey Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus jotaka | OR | Himalayas to e, se Asia | Indian subcontinent, se Asia s to Greater Sundas |
Hispaniolan Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus ekmani | NA | Hispaniola | |
Indian Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus asiaticus | OR | se Pakistan to se Asia | |
Jamaican Poorwill (EX) i | Caprimulgidae | Siphonorhis americana † | NA | Jamaica | |
Jerdon's Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus atripennis | OR | s, e India and Sri Lanka | |
Jungle Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus indicus | OR | India and Sri Lanka | |
Ladder-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Hydropsalis climacocerca | SA | Amazonia | |
Large-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus macrurus | OR, AU | e India to n Australia, New Guinea region and Bismarck Arch. | |
Least Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles pusillus | SA | n, e | |
Least Poorwill (NT) i | Caprimulgidae | Siphonorhis brewsteri | NA | Hispaniola | |
Lesser Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles acutipennis | NA, MA, SA | sw USA to n Argentina | |
Little Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Setopagis parvula | SA | e Peru to e Brazil, s to c Argentina and Uruguay | |
Long-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus climacurus | AF | c, wc, w | |
Long-trained Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Macropsalis forcipata | SA | se Brazil and ne Argentina | |
Lyre-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Uropsalis lyra | SA | Venezuela to s Bolivia | |
Madagascar Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | AF | Aldabra (sw Seychelles) and Madagascar | |
Malaysian Eared Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Lyncornis temminckii | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra) and Borneo | |
Mees's Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus meesi | OR | Sumba, Flores, Alor and Pantar (sw, c Lesser Sundas) | |
Mexican Whip-poor-will i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus arizonae | NA | w USA s to Honduras | c Mexico s to Honduras |
Montane Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | AF | sw Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia to Zambia and c Angola | |
Nacunda Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles nacunda | SA | widespread | |
Nechisar Nightjar (VU) i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus solala | AF | s Ethiopia | |
New Caledonian Nightjar (CR) i | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus exul | AU | Grande Terre (New Caledonia; sole record a 1939 specimen) | |
Nubian Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus nubicus | AF | ne, n, also w, sw Arabian Pen. | |
Ocellated Poorwill i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus ocellatus | MA, SA | widespread | |
Palau Nightjar (NT) i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus phalaena | OR | Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia) | |
Papuan Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus papuensis | AU | Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and New Guinea | |
Pauraque i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctidromus albicollis | MA, SA | widespread | |
Pennant-winged Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus vexillarius | AF | Angola, s DR Congo and sw Tanzania s to Namibia, Botswana and e South Africa | |
Philippine Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus manillensis | OR | Philippines (except Palawan group) | |
Plain Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus inornatus | AF | Mauritania and n Senegal to Ethiopia and Somalia, also sw Arabian Pen. | |
Plain-tailed Nighthawk i U | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiprogne vielliardi | SA | e Brazil | |
Prigogine's Nightjar (EN) i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus prigoginei | AF | e DR Congo | |
Puerto Rican Nightjar (EN) i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus noctitherus | NA | sw Puerto Rico | |
Pygmy Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctipolus hirundinaceus | SA | ne, e Brazil | |
Red-necked Nightjar (NT) i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus ruficollis | PAL, AF | Iberian Pen. to nw AF | w AF |
Roraiman Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Setopagis whitelyi | SA | tepuis of e Venezuela, w Guyana and n Brazil | |
Rufous Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus rufus | MA, SA | widespread s from Costa Rica | |
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk i U | Caprimulgidae | Lurocalis rufiventris | SA | Venezuela to Bolivia | |
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus rufigena | AF | s | wc AF |
Salvadori's Nightjar (NT) i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus pulchellus | OR | montane Sumatra and Java | |
Sand-colored Nighthawk i | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles rupestris | SA | Amazonia | |
Satanic Nightjar (VU) i U | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus diabolicus | AU | montane n, c Sulawesi | |
Savanna Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus affinis | OR, AU | widespread | |
Scissor-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Hydropsalis torquata | SA | Amazonia and sc se | |
Short-tailed Nighthawk i U | Caprimulgidae | Lurocalis semitorquatus | MA, SA | widespread | |
Sickle-winged Nightjar (VU) i U | Caprimulgidae | Eleothreptus anomalus | SA | se Brazil; se Paraguay to c Argentina and Uruguay | |
Silky-tailed Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus sericocaudatus | SA | widespread | |
Slender-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus clarus | AF | Ethiopia and Somalia to c Tanzania | |
Solomons Nightjar (VU) i | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus nigripennis | AU | Bougainville to Isabel and New Georgia group (n, c Solomon Is.) | |
Sombre Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus fraenatus | AF | Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to ne Tanzania | |
Spot-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Hydropsalis maculicaudus | MA, SA | widespread | |
Spotted Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus argus | AU | Australia (except se, Tasmania) | to s Moluccas |
Square-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus fossii | AF | sc, se | |
Standard-winged Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus longipennis | AF | Senegal and Gambia to Liberia, e to sw Sudan and Uganda | |
Star-spotted Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus stellatus | AF | Ethiopia and Somalia to c Kenya | |
Sulawesi Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus celebensis | AU | Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi) | |
Swallow-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Uropsalis segmentata | SA | Colombia to c Bolivia | |
Swamp Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus natalensis | AF | widespread | |
Sykes's Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus mahrattensis | PAL | se Iran, s Afghanistan, sub-Himalayan Pakistan and far w India | to nc India |
Tawny-collared Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus salvini | MA | e Mexico | |
Todd's Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Setopagis heterura | SA | ne Colombia and n, c Venezuela | |
Tschudi's Nightjar i U | Caprimulgidae | Systellura decussata | SA | w Peru and n Chile | |
White-tailed Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Hydropsalis cayennensis | MA, SA | Costa Rica through n SA | |
White-throated Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Eurostopodus mystacalis | AU | ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD to sc VIC (e Australia) | New Guinea (except nw) |
White-winged Nightjar (VU) i | Caprimulgidae | Eleothreptus candicans | SA | n Bolivia and sc Brazil and e Paraguay | |
Yucatan Nightjar i | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus badius | MA | Yucatán Pen. | |
Yucatan Poorwill i | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus | MA | Yucatán Pen. | |
51% 49 species of 96 (1 extinct).