List of nightjars
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Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...

 and eared-nightjar
Eurostopodidae
The Eared nightjars are a small family of nocturnal birds related to nightjars, although the taxonomy is uncertain. There are seven species, mainly found in forest and scrub from China to Australia. All are placed in one genus, Eurostopodus. They are long winged birds with plumage patterned with...

 species, sortable by common name or binomial.
Namebinomial
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Band-tailed Nighthawk
The Band-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Nacunda Nighthawk
Nacunda Nighthawk
The Nacunda Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Podager....

Podager nacunda
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
The Rufous-bellied Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

Lurocalis rufiventris
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Short-tailed Nighthawk
The Short-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

Lurocalis semitorquatus
Antillean Nighthawk
Antillean Nighthawk
The Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii, is a nightjar.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long wings are black and show a white bar in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the underparts are white with black bars. The adult...

Chordeiles gundlachii
Lesser Nighthawk
Lesser Nighthawk
The Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis, is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long upperwings are black and show a white bar in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the...

Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
The Common Nighthawk is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark , displaying cryptic colouration and intricate patterns, this bird becomes invisible by day. Once aerial, with its buoyant but erratic flight,...

Chordeiles minor
Least Nighthawk
Least Nighthawk
The Least Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela....

Chordeiles pusillus
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Egyptian Nightjar
Egyptian Nightjar
The Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius, is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. It is a late migrant, seldom appearing before the end of April or beginning of May...

Caprimulgus aegyptius
Savanna Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar
The Savanna Nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis, is a species of nightjar found in South and Southeast Asia.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern...

Caprimulgus affinis
Scrub Nightjar
Scrub Nightjar
Anthony's Nightjar , also known as the Scrub Nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

Caprimulgus anthonyi
Indian Nightjar
Indian Nightjar
The Indian Nightjar is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Like most nightjars it is crepuscular and is best detected from its characteristic calls at dawn and dusk that have been likened to a stone skipping on a frozen lake - a series...

Caprimulgus asiaticus
Jerdon's Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar is a medium-sized nightjar species which is found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the Long-tailed Nightjar it is best recognized by its distinctive call.-Taxonomy:...

Caprimulgus atripennis
Yucatan Nightjar
Yucatan Nightjar
The Yucatan Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and possibly Honduras.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

Caprimulgus badius
Bates's Nightjar
Bates's Nightjar
The Bates's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Uganda.-References:...

Caprimulgus batesi
Brown Nightjar
Brown Nightjar
The Brown Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia....

Caprimulgus binotatus
White-winged Nightjar
White-winged Nightjar
The White-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....

Caprimulgus candicans
Chuck-will's-widow
Chuck-will's-widow
The Chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods...

Caprimulgus carolinensis
White-tailed Nightjar
White-tailed Nightjar
The White-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...

Caprimulgus cayennensis
Sulawesi Nightjar
Sulawesi Nightjar
The Sulawesi Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....

Caprimulgus celebensis
Vaurie's Nightjar
Vaurie's Nightjar
The Vaurie's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitat is cold desert.It is threatened by habitat loss....

Caprimulgus centralasicus
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Slender-tailed Nightjar
The Slender-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...

Caprimulgus clarus
Long-tailed Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar
The Long-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...

Caprimulgus climacurus
Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus
Greater Antillean Nightjar Caprimulgus cubanensis
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Collared Nightjar
Collared Nightjar
The Collared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Madagascar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....

Caprimulgus enarratus
European Nightjar
European Nightjar
The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the nightjar family of birds in most of Europe and temperate Asia.- Habitat and distribution :...

Caprimulgus europaeus
Golden Nightjar
Golden Nightjar
The Golden Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....

Caprimulgus eximius
Square-tailed Nightjar
Square-tailed Nightjar
The Square-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,...

Caprimulgus fossii
Sombre Nightjar
Sombre Nightjar
The Sombre Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

Caprimulgus fraenatus
Todd's Nightjar
Todd's Nightjar
The Todd's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in northern Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana. The alternative name Santa Marta Nightjar after the Santa Marta Mountains is therefore misleading. It is fairly common in most...

Caprimulgus heterurus
Pygmy Nightjar
Pygmy Nightjar
The Pygmy Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
Grey Nightjar
Grey Nightjar
The Jungle Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus, is a species of nightjar found in India and Sri Lanka. It was formerly called the Grey Nightjar or Indian Jungle Nightjar and it included the East Asian Grey Nightjar The Jungle Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus, is a species of nightjar found in India and Sri...

Caprimulgus indicus
Plain Nightjar
Plain Nightjar
The Plain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,...

Caprimulgus inornatus
Band-winged Nightjar
Band-winged Nightjar
The Band-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is widespread in South America, where found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and eastern Brazil...

Caprimulgus longirostris
Large-tailed Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
The Large-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats...

Caprimulgus macrurus
Spot-tailed Nightjar
Spot-tailed Nightjar
The Spot-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical...

Caprimulgus maculicaudus
Cayenne Nightjar
Cayenne Nightjar
The Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus is currently only known from a single specimen taken on the Fleuve Mana, French Guiana. A possible female was caught at the Saül airstrip, French Guiana....

Caprimulgus maculosus
Madagascar Nightjar
Madagascar Nightjar
The Madagascar Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles....

Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Sykes's Nightjar
Sykes's Nightjar
Sykes's Nightjar or the Sindh Nightjar is a nightjar species found in South Asia.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern...

Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Philippine Nightjar
Philippine Nightjar
The Philippine Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines....

Caprimulgus manillensis
Swamp Nightjar
Swamp Nightjar
The Swamp Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...

Caprimulgus natalensis
Blackish Nightjar
Blackish Nightjar
The Blackish Nightjar is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family. This relatively small dark nightjar is found in the Guianas and the Amazon. It is rare or even absent in the western part, but is among the commonest nightjars in the eastern Amazon and the Guianas.-References:* BirdLife...

Caprimulgus nigrescens
Black-shouldered Nightjar
Black-shouldered Nightjar
The Black-shouldered Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...

Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
Puerto Rican Nightjar
Puerto Rican Nightjar
The Puerto Rican Nightjar, Caprimulgus noctitherus, is a very rare bird found in the coastal dry scrub forests in localized areas of southwestern Puerto Rico....

Caprimulgus noctitherus
Nubian Nightjar
Nubian Nightjar
The Nubian Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.-References:...

Caprimulgus nubicus
Little Nightjar
Little Nightjar
The Little Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in eastern, central and southern Brazil, eastern Peru, eastern and northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is fairly common in most of its range...

Caprimulgus parvulus
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
The Fiery-necked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

Caprimulgus pectoralis
Montane Nightjar
Montane Nightjar
The Montane Nightjar or Mountain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Itombwe Nightjar
Prigogine's Nightjar
The Prigogine's Nightjar or Itombwe Nightjar, Caprimulgus prigoginei, is a nightjar which breeds in tropical central Africa. It is known from only one specimen taken in Zaire in February 1952....

Caprimulgus prigoginei
Salvadori's Nightjar
Salvadori's Nightjar
The Salvadori's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

Caprimulgus pulchellus
Buff-collared Nightjar
Buff-collared Nightjar
The Buff-collared Nightjar is a small sized nightjar. Adults are dark with brown, grey, black, and white patterning on the upperparts and breast. The tail is dark brown, with darker finely barred markings throughout. The male has large white outer tail tips on the 3 outermost tail feathers. ...

Caprimulgus ridgwayi
Red-necked Nightjar
Red-necked Nightjar
The Red-necked Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis, is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberia and north Africa, and winters in tropical west Africa.-Habitat:...

Caprimulgus ruficollis
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International...

Caprimulgus rufigena
Rufous Nightjar
Rufous Nightjar
The Rufous Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...

Caprimulgus rufus
Ruwenzori Nightjar
Ruwenzori Nightjar
The Ruwenzori Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:...

Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
Tawny-collared Nightjar
Tawny-collared Nightjar
The Tawny-collared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Mexico and Nicaragua.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

Caprimulgus salvini
Dusky Nightjar
Dusky Nightjar
The Dusky Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

Caprimulgus saturatus
Silky-tailed Nightjar
Silky-tailed Nightjar
The Silky-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

Caprimulgus sericocaudatus
Star-spotted Nightjar
Star-spotted Nightjar
The Star-spotted Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....

Caprimulgus stellatus
Freckled Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
The Freckled Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,...

Caprimulgus tristigma
Whip-poor-will
Whip-poor-will
The Eastern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized nightjar from North and Central America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its superior camouflage...

Caprimulgus vociferus
Roraiman Nightjar
Roraiman Nightjar
The Roraiman Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in wooded habitats in the tepui highlands in northern Brazil, southern Venezuela and Guyana. It largely resembles the more widespread Blackish Nightjar.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....

Caprimulgus whitelyi
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay....

Hydropsalis brasiliana
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family, the nightjars. It is one of two species in the genus, Hydropsalis....

Hydropsalis climacocerca
Standard-winged Nightjar
Standard-winged Nightjar
The Standard-winged Nightjar, Macrodipteryx longipennis, is a bird in the nightjar family.-Distribution and habitat:It is a resident breeder in Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia...

Macrodipteryx longipennis
Pennant-winged Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar
The Pennant-winged Nightjar, Macrodipteryx vexillarius, is an intra-African migrant that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa. The male is characteristic in having a broad white band over the otherwise black primaries. In addition the males acquire a striking 9th primary feather during the...

Macrodipteryx vexillarius
Long-trained Nightjar
Long-trained Nightjar
The Long-trained Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis.It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in north-eastern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil....

Macropsalis creagra
Pauraque
Pauraque
The Pauraque – also called the Common Pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, the only bird in the genus Nyctidromus...

Nyctidromus albicollis
Eared Poorwill
Eared Poorwill
The Eared Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
Ocellated Poorwill
Ocellated Poorwill
The Ocellated Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru....

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Yucatan Poorwill
Yucatan Poorwill
The Yucatan Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in the entire Yucatán Peninsula region except on the north coast, in a 50 km wide coastal strip that extends 700 km; the species ranges to south-central Belize, northeasternmost Guatemala, and southern...

Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Common Poorwill
Common Poorwill
The Common Poorwill is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico...

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Jamaican Poorwill Siphonorhis americanus
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
The Lyre-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

Uropsalis lyra
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
The Swallow-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife International...

Uropsalis segmentata
Sickle-winged Nightjar
Sickle-winged Nightjar
The Sickle-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....

Eleothreptus anomalus
Mountain Eared-nightjar
Mountain Eared-nightjar
Archbold's Nightjar , also known as the Mountain Eared-nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is named after American explorer Richard Archbold.-References:*...

Eurostopodus archboldi
Spotted Eared-nightjar Eurostopodus argus
Satanic Eared-nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus
Great Eared-nightjar
Great Eared-nightjar
The Great Eared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is likely the largest member of its near cosmopolitan family, although a few species, such as the Lyre-tailed Nightjar and Swallow-tailed Nightjar reach a longer total length thanks to their long tail streamers...

Eurostopodus macrotis
White-throated Eared-nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
Papuan Eared-nightjar
Papuan Eared-nightjar
The Papuan Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

Eurostopodus papuensis
Malaysian Eared-nightjar
Malaysian Eared-nightjar
The Malaysian Eared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

Eurostopodus temminckii
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