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Nighthawk by Neil Addy Gallery

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:15 KJV)

CLASS – AVES, Order – CAPRIMULGIFORMES, Family – Caprimulgidae – Nightjars

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I.O.C. 3.1 Version

Genus (17), Species (95), Subspecies

Eurostopodus
Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus) IBC
White-throated Nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis) by TTarrant – Video
____ (Eurostopodus mystacalis mystacalis)
____ (Eurostopodus mystacalis nigripennis)
____ (Eurostopodus mystacalis exul)
Satanic Nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus) IBC
Papuan Nightjar (Eurostopodus papuensis)
Archbold’s Nightjar (Eurostopodus archboldi)
Lyncornis
Malaysian Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis temminckii)
Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) IBC
____ (Lyncornis macrotis cerviniceps) Video IBC
____ (Lyncornis macrotis bourdilloni)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis macrotis)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis jacobsoni)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis macropterus) Video IBC
Lurocalis
Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) IBC
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus noctivagus)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatus)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferi)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus nattereri) IBC
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris) IBC
Podager
Nacunda Nighthawk (Podager nacunda) by R Scanlon
____ (Podager nacunda minor)
____ (Podager nacunda nacunda)
Chordeiles
Least Nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus) IBC
____ (Chordeiles pusillus septentrionalis)
____ (Chordeiles pusillus esmeraldae)
____ (Chordeiles pusillus xerophilus)
____ (Chordeiles pusillus novaesi)
____ (Chordeiles pusillus saturatus)
____ (Chordeiles pusillus pusillus)
Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) ©AGrosset
____ (Chordeiles rupestris xyostictus)
____ (Chordeiles rupestris rupestris)
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) by BirdPhotos
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis texensis)
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis littoralis)
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis micromeris)
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis acutipennis)
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis crissalis)
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis aequatorialis)
____ (Chordeiles acutipennis exilis)
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) by Neal Addy
____ (Chordeiles minor minor)
____ (Chordeiles minor hesperis)
____ (Chordeiles minor sennetti)
____ (Chordeiles minor howelli)
____ (Chordeiles minor henryi)
____ (Chordeiles minor aserriensis)
____ (Chordeiles minor chapmani)
____ (Chordeiles minor neotropicalis)
____ (Chordeiles minor panamensis)
Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) IBC
____ (Chordeiles gundlachii vicinus) IBC
____ (Chordeiles gundlachii gundlachii) IBC
Nyctiprogne
Band-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) IBC
____ (Nyctiprogne leucopyga exigua)
____ (Nyctiprogne leucopyga pallida)
____ (Nyctiprogne leucopyga leucopyga)
____ (Nyctiprogne leucopyga latifascia)
____ (Nyctiprogne leucopyga majuscula)
Plain-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne vielliardi)
Veles
Brown Nightjar (Veles binotatus)
Nyctidromus
Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) by BirdPhotos
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis insularis)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli) by BirdPhotos
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis yucatanensis)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis intercedens) IBC
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis gilvus)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis albicollis)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis derbyanus) IBC
Phalaenoptilus
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) by BirdPhotos
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii californicus)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii hueyi)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii dickeyi)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii adustus) IBC
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii centralis)
Siphonorhis
Least Poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri)
____ (Siphonorhis brewsteri brewsteri)
____ (Siphonorhis brewsteri gonavensis)
Jamaican Poorwill (Siphonorhis americana†)
Nyctiphrynus
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii)
____ (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii mcleodii)
____ (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii rayi)
Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) IBC
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) IBC
____ (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus lautus)
____ (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus ocellatus) IBC
Choco Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi)
Antrostomus
Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) ©USGS
Rufous Nightjar (Antrostomus rufus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus minimus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus rufus) IBC
____ (Antrostomus rufus otiosus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus rutilus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus saltarius)
Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis) IBC
____ (Antrostomus cubanensis cubanensis)
____ (Antrostomus cubanensis insulaepinorum)
Hispaniolan Nightjar (Antrostomus ekmani)
Tawny-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus salvini)
Yucatan Nightjar (Antrostomus badius) IBC
Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus) IBC
____ (Antrostomus sericocaudatus mengeli)
____ (Antrostomus sericocaudatus sericocaudatus)
Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) IBC
____ (Antrostomus ridgwayi ridgwayi)
____ (Antrostomus ridgwayi troglodytes)
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) by Judd Paterson
Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae)
____ (Antrostomus arizonae arizonae)
____ (Antrostomus arizonae setosus)
____ (Antrostomus arizonae oaxacae)
____ (Antrostomus arizonae chiapensis)
____ (Antrostomus arizonae vermiculatus)
Puerto Rican Nightjar (Antrostomus noctitherus) IBC
Dusky Nightjar (Antrostomus saturatus) IBC
Caprimulgus
Band-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longirostris) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris ruficervix) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris roraimae)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris atripunctatus)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris bifasciatus)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris pedrolimai)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris longirostris)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris mochaensis)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris patagonicus)
White-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus cayennensis) by Ian
____ (Caprimulgus cayennensis albicauda)
____ (Caprimulgus cayennensis apertus)
____ (Caprimulgus cayennensis cayennensis)
____ (Caprimulgus cayennensis insularis)
____ (Caprimulgus cayennensis leopetes)
____ (Caprimulgus cayennensis manati)
White-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus candicans) ©AGrosset
Spot-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus maculicaudus) IBC
Little Nightjar (Caprimulgus parvulus) IBC
Todd’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus heterurus)
Anthony’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus anthonyi)
Cayenne Nightjar (Caprimulgus maculosus)
Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens) ©AGrosset
Roraiman Nightjar (Caprimulgus whitelyi)
Pygmy Nightjar (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus) ©AGrosset
____ (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus cearae)
____ (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus)
____ (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus vielliardi)
Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) by Ian
____ (Caprimulgus ruficollis ruficollis)
____ (Caprimulgus ruficollis desertorum)
Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus indicus indicus)
____ (Caprimulgus indicus kelaarti)
Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Caprimulgus jotaka jotaka)
____ (Caprimulgus jotaka hazarae)
____ (Caprimulgus jotaka phalaena)
European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) by BirdPhotos
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus europaeus)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus unwini)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus plumipes)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus dementievi)
Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus) IBC
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) by BirdPhotos
____ (Caprimulgus rufigena damarensis)
____ (Caprimulgus rufigena rufigena)
Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
____ (Caprimulgus aegyptius saharae)
____ (Caprimulgus aegyptius aegyptius) Video IBC
Sykes’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) IBC
Vaurie’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)
Nubian Nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus tamaricis) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus nubicus)
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus torridus)
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus jonesi)
Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus eximius simplicior) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus eximius eximius)
Jerdon’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) Video IBC
____ (Caprimulgus atripennis atripennis) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis)
Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) by Nikhil Devasar - by BirdPhotos
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus albonotatus) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus salvadorii)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus johnsoni)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii) Video IBC
Mees’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)
Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus)
Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis) IBC
Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis)
____ (Caprimulgus celebensis celebensis)
____ (Caprimulgus celebensis jungei)
Donaldson Smith’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) IBC
Black-shouldered Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigriscapularis) IBC
Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) by BirdPhotos
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis shelleyi)
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis fervidus)
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis crepusculans) Video Keith Blomerley
Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus) IBC
Ruwenzori Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii) Video IBC
____ (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii ruwenzorii)
____ (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii guttifer)
____ (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii koesteri)
Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) by Peter Ericsson
____ (Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticus) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos) Video IBC
Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus madagascariensis aldabrensis)
____ (Caprimulgus madagascariensis madagascariensis) IBC
Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus natalensis accrae)
____ (Caprimulgus natalensis natalensis) Video IBC
Nechisar Nightjar (Caprimulgus solala)
Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) IBC
Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus) IBC
Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Caprimulgus affinis monticolus) Video IBC
____ (Caprimulgus affinis amoyensis) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus affinis stictomus) by BirdPhotos
____ (Caprimulgus affinis affinis) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus affinis undulatus)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis kasuidori)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis timorensis)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis griseatus)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis mindanensis)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis propinquus) Video IBC
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) – Video
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma sharpei)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma pallidogriseus)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma) Video IBC
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma granosus)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma lentiginosus) IBC
Bonaparte’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus concretus) Video IBC
Salvadori’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus)
____ (Caprimulgus pulchellus pulchellus)
____ (Caprimulgus pulchellus bartelsi)
Prigogine’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus prigoginei)
Collared Nightjar (Caprimulgus enarratus) by DavesBP
Bates’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus batesi)
Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus climacurus climacurus) Video IBC
____ (Caprimulgus climacurus nigricans)
____ (Caprimulgus climacurus sclateri) Video IBC
Slender-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus clarus) by BirdPhotos
Square-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) by BirdPhotos
____ (Caprimulgus fossii fossii)
____ (Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii) IBC
____ (Caprimulgus fossii griseoplurus)
Macrodipteryx
Standard-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis) IBC
Pennant-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx vexillarius) IBC
Hydropsalis
Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)©AGrosset – Video by Keith
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca schomburgki)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca climacocerca) by BirdPhotos
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca pallidior)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca intercedens)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca canescens) IBC
Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)©AGrosset
____ (Hydropsalis torquata torquata) Video IBC
____ (Hydropsalis torquata furcifer) Video IBC
Uropsalis
Swallow-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata) IBC
____ (Uropsalis segmentata segmentata) IBC
____ (Uropsalis segmentata kalinowskii)
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) by Michael Woodruff
____ (Uropsalis lyra lyra) Video IBC
____ (Uropsalis lyra peruana) by BirdPhotos
____ (Uropsalis lyra argentina)
Macropsalis
Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) IBC
Eleothreptus
Sickle-winged Nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus) IBC
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