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User Albums Favorites www.BirdPhotos.com Check List -- Regions=Worldwide (96 species) Again? IUCN and region codes at bottom of page. 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).   IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated LC not shown.   Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu) PAL Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide