Caprimulgidae

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Aves
Superorder:Neognathae
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:Caprimulgidae

Subfamily
Genus
  • species -- Common Name

Caprimulginae

Caprimulgus
  • aegyptius, affinis, asiaticus, atripennis, badius, batesi, candicans, cayennensis, centralasicus, concretus, cubanensis, donaldsoni, enarratus, europaeus, eximius, fraenatus, hirundinaceus, indicus, inornatus, longirostris, ludovicianus, macrurus, maculicaudus, maculosis, mahrattensis, monticolus, natalensis, nigrescens, nigriscapularis, noctitherus, nubicus, otiosus, parvulus, pectoralis, poliocephalus, pulchellus, ruficollis, rufigena, rufus, ruwenzorii, salvini, saturnatus, sericaudatus, stellatus, tristigma, whitelyi -- Nightjar
  • carolinensis -- Chuck Will's Widow
  • ridgwayi -- Ridgway's Whippoorwill
  • vociferus -- Whip-poor-will
Eleothreptus
  • anomalus -- Sickle-winged Nightjar
Eurostopodus
  • archboldi, argus, diabolicus, macrotis, mystacalis, papuensis, temminckii -- Nightjar
Hydropsalis
  • brasiliana -- Scissor-tailed Nightjar
  • climacocerca -- Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Macrodipteryx
  • longipennis -- Standard-winged Nightjar
  • vexillarius -- Pennant-winged Nightjar
Macropsalis
  • creagra -- Long-tailed Nightjar
Nyctidromus
  • albicollis -- Common Pauraque
Nyctiphrynus
  • ocellatus -- Ocellated Poorwill
Otophanes
  • mcleodii -- Eared Poorwill
  • yucatanicus -- Yucatan Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus
  • nuttallii -- Common Poorwill
Siphonorhis
  • brewsteri -- Least Paraque
Uropsalis
  • lyra -- Lyre-tailed Nightjar
  • segmentata -- Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Veles
  • binotatus -- Brown Nightjar


Chordeilinae

Chordeiles
  • acutopennis, gundlachii, minor, pusillus, rupestris -- Nighthawk
Lurocalis
  • semitorquatus -- Semi-collared Nighthawk
Nictiprogne
  • leucopyga -- Band-tailed Nighthawk
Podager
  • nacunda -- Nacunda Nighthawk