Bird group
Nightjars
97 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The Andaman Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Andaman Islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Antillean Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Caribbean. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or leaf…
The Archbold's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of New Guinea and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground,…
The Bahian Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country.…
The Band-tailed Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Band-winged Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Bates's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Blackish Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Bonaparte's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Brown Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Buff-collared Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Mexico and Central America. It rests camouflaged by day on ground,…
The Cayenne Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country.…
The Chirruping Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Choco Poorwill is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country. It…
The Chuck-will's-widow is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It…
The Collared Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Common Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It rests…
The Common Pauraque is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Common Poorwill is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It rests…
The Cuban Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Cuba and nearby Caribbean islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground,…
The Diabolical Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground,…
The Donaldson Smith's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Horn of Africa and nearby drylands. It rests camouflaged by…
The Dusky Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country. It…
The Eared Poorwill is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Eastern Whip-poor-will is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It…
The Egyptian Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and nearby dry mountains. It rests…
The Eurasian Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The Fiery-necked Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Freckled Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Golden Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Horn of Africa and nearby drylands. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The Gray Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the species'…
The Great Eared-Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Hispaniolan Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Hispaniola. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or leaf…
The Indian Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Indian subcontinent. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Itombwe Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Jerdon's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Indian subcontinent. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches,…
The Jungle Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Indian subcontinent. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Large-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Least Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Least Pauraque is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Lesser Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Little Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Long-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Long-trained Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Lyre-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Madagascar Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean islands. It rests camouflaged by…
The Malaysian Eared-Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Sundaland forests and lowlands. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The Mees's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Mexican Whip-poor-will is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It…
The Montane Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Nacunda Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country.…
The Nechisar Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Horn of Africa and nearby drylands. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The New Caledonian Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of New Caledonia. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Nubian Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and nearby dry mountains. It rests…
The Ocellated Poorwill is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Palau Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Palau. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or leaf litter, then…
The Papuan Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of New Guinea and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground,…
The Pennant-winged Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Philippine Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Philippine islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches,…
The Plain Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open country.…
The Puerto Rican Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Puerto Rico's dry forest and scrub. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The Pygmy Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Red-necked Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The Roraiman Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country.…
The Rufous Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country.…
The Rufous-bellied Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across…
The Salvadori's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Sand-colored Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Savanna Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Scrub Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Short-tailed Nighthawk is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Sickle-winged Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Silky-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Slender-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across…
The Solomons Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Solomon Islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Sombre Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Spot-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across the…
The Spotted Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by day on…
The Square-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Standard-winged Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Star-spotted Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by day…
The Sulawesi Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground,…
The Swallow-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Swamp Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open country.…
The Sykes's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Indian subcontinent. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Tawny-collared Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of open woodland, scrub, savanna, forest edge, and dry country across…
The Timor Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches, or…
The Todd's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open country.…
The Tschudi's Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The White-tailed Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The White-throated Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It rests camouflaged by…
The White-winged Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Yucatan Nightjar is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Mexico and Central America. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches,…
The Yucatan Poorwill is a nocturnal or crepuscular nightjar of Mexico and Central America. It rests camouflaged by day on ground, branches,…
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