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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. 2.11 Ver. (pre 3.0 Version)
Genus (17), Species (93), Subspecies

Eurostopodus
Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)
White-throated Nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis) by TTarrant – Video
____ (Eurostopodus mystacalis mystacalis)
____ (Eurostopodus mystacalis nigripennis)
____ (Eurostopodus mystacalis exul)
Satanic Nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus)
Papuan Nightjar (Eurostopodus papuensis)
Archbold’s Nightjar (Eurostopodus archboldi)
Lyncornis
Malaysian Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis temminckii)
Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis cerviniceps)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis bourdilloni)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis macrotis)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis jacobsoni)
____ (Lyncornis macrotis macropterus)
Lurocalis
Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus noctivagus)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus semitorquatus)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus schaeferi)
____ (Lurocalis semitorquatus nattereri)
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris)
Chordeiles
Podager
Nacunda Nighthawk (Podager nacunda) by R Scanlon
____ (Podager nacunda minor)
____ (Podager nacunda nacunda)
Least Nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus)
____ (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)
____ (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)
____ (Chordeiles gundlachii vicinus)
____ (Chordeiles gundlachii gundlachii)
Nyctiprogne
Band-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga)
____ (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)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis insularis)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis yucatanensis)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis intercedens)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis gilvus)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis albicollis)
____ (Nyctidromus albicollis derbyanus)
Phalaenoptilus
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii californicus)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii hueyi)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii dickeyi)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii adustus)
____ (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii centralis)
Siphonorhis
Least Poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri)
____ (Siphonorhis brewsteri brewsteri)
____ (Siphonorhis brewsteri gonavensis)
Nyctiphrynus
Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii)
____ (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii mcleodii)
____ (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii rayi)
Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus)
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus)
____ (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus lautus)
____ (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus ocellatus)
Choco Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi)
Antrostomus
Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) ©USGS
Rufous Nightjar (Antrostomus rufus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus minimus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus rufus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus otiosus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus rutilus)
____ (Antrostomus rufus saltarius)
Greater Antillean Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis)
____ (Antrostomus cubanensis cubanensis)
____ (Antrostomus cubanensis insulaepinorum)
____ (Antrostomus cubanensis ekmani)
Tawny-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus salvini)
Yucatan Nightjar (Antrostomus badius)
Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus sericocaudatus)
____ (Antrostomus sericocaudatus mengeli)
____ (Antrostomus sericocaudatus sericocaudatus)
Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi)
____ (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)
Dusky Nightjar (Antrostomus saturatus)
Caprimulgus
Band-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longirostris)
____ (Caprimulgus longirostris ruficervix)
____ (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)
Little Nightjar (Caprimulgus parvulus)
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)
____ (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)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus europaeus)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus unwini)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus plumipes)
____ (Caprimulgus europaeus dementievi)
Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus)
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena)
____ (Caprimulgus rufigena damarensis)
____ (Caprimulgus rufigena rufigena)
Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
____ (Caprimulgus aegyptius saharae)
____ (Caprimulgus aegyptius aegyptius)
Sykes’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Vaurie’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)
Nubian Nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus)
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus tamaricis)
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus nubicus)
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus torridus)
____ (Caprimulgus nubicus jonesi)
Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius)
____ (Caprimulgus eximius simplicior)
____ (Caprimulgus eximius eximius)
Jerdon’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis)
____ (Caprimulgus atripennis atripennis)
____ (Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis)
Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus albonotatus)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus salvadorii)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus johnsoni)
____ (Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii)
Mees’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)
Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus)
Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)
Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis)
____ (Caprimulgus celebensis celebensis)
____ (Caprimulgus celebensis jungei)
Donaldson Smith’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni)
Black-shouldered Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigriscapularis)
Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis shelleyi)
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis fervidus)
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis crepusculans)
____ (Caprimulgus pectoralis pectoralis)
Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus)
Ruwenzori Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii)
____ (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii ruwenzorii)
____ (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii guttifer)
____ (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii koesteri)
Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) by Peter Ericsson
____ (Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticus)
____ (Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos)
Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis)
____ (Caprimulgus madagascariensis aldabrensis)
____ (Caprimulgus madagascariensis madagascariensis)
Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis)
____ (Caprimulgus natalensis accrae)
____ (Caprimulgus natalensis natalensis)
Nechisar Nightjar (Caprimulgus solala)
Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus)
Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus)
Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Caprimulgus affinis monticolus)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis amoyensis)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis stictomus)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis affinis)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis undulatus)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis kasuidori)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis timorensis)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis griseatus)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis mindanensis)
____ (Caprimulgus affinis propinquus)
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) – Video
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma sharpei)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma pallidogriseus)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma granosus)
____ (Caprimulgus tristigma lentiginosus)
Bonaparte’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus concretus)
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)
____ (Caprimulgus climacurus climacurus)
____ (Caprimulgus climacurus nigricans)
____ (Caprimulgus climacurus sclateri)
Slender-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus clarus)
Square-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii)
____ (Caprimulgus fossii fossii)
____ (Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii)
____ (Caprimulgus fossii griseoplurus)
Macrodipteryx
Standard-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis)
Pennant-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx vexillarius)
Hydropsalis
Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)©AGrosset – Video by Keith
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca schomburgki)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca climacocerca)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca pallidior)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca intercedens)
____ (Hydropsalis climacocerca canescens)
Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)©AGrosset
____ (Hydropsalis torquata torquata)
____ (Hydropsalis torquata furcifer)
Uropsalis
Swallow-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata)
____ (Uropsalis segmentata segmentata)
____ (Uropsalis segmentata kalinowskii)
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) by Michael Woodruff
____ (Uropsalis lyra lyra)
____ (Uropsalis lyra peruana)
____ (Uropsalis lyra argentina)
Macropsalis
Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata)
Eleothreptus
Sickle-winged Nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus)
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