Birds of the World

    CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)  
Genus: Caprimulgus (39 species)


Egyptian Nightjar
Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius aegyptius)
Range: PAL, AF: nw AF to sc Asia
Kuwait  
 
Photograph by Mohd Khorshed     Copyright and usage info


Savanna Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis stictomus)
Range: OR, AU: widespread
Taiwan  
 
Photograph by Sammy Sam     Copyright and usage info


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Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus)
Range: OR: Andaman Is.
 



Indian Nightjar
Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos)
Range: OR: se Pakistan to se Asia
Sri Lanka  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


Jerdon's Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis)
Range: OR: s, e India and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


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Bates's Nightjar (Caprimulgus batesi)
Range: AF: Cameroon to Uganda and e DR Congo
 



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Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis)
Range: AU: Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi)
 



Slender-tailed Nightjar
Slender-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus clarus)
Range: AF: Ethiopia and Somalia to c Tanzania
Lake Baringo, Kenya  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Long-tailed Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) Male
Range: AF: c, wc, w
The Gambia  
 
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography     Copyright and usage info


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Bonaparte's Nightjar (Caprimulgus concretus) Vulnerable
Range: OR: Sumatra, Belitung (e of s Sumatra) and Borneo
 



Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) Male
Range: AF: e Ethiopia and nw Somalia to ne Tanzania
Yabello, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


European Nightjar
European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Range: PAL: w, c
Turkey  
 
Photograph by Dûrzan cîrano     Copyright and usage info


Golden Nightjar
Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius simplicior)
Range: AF: ne, nc, w
, Podor, Senegal  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Square-tailed Nightjar
Square-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii)
Range: AF: sc, se
Kumbali Country Lodge, Malawi  
 
Photograph by Peter R. Steward     Copyright and usage info


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Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus)
Range: AF: Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to ne Tanzania
 



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Chirruping Nightjar (Caprimulgus griseatus)
Range: OR: Philippines
 



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Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
Range: OR: India and Sri Lanka
   



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Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus)
Range: AF: Mauritania and n Senegal to Ethiopia and Somalia, also sw Arabian Pen.
 



Grey Nightjar
Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka hazarae)
Range: OR: Himalayas to e, se Asia
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Jason Thompson     Copyright and usage info


Standard-winged Nightjar
Standard-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) Male
Range: AF: Senegal and Gambia to Liberia, e to sw Sudan and Uganda
Mole National Park, Ghana  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Large-tailed Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus)
Range: OR, AU: e India to n Australia, New Guinea region and Bismarck Arch.
Changkat Jong, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Wokoti   © All Rights Reserved.


Madagascar Nightjar
Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis madagascariensis) Female
Range: AF: Aldabra (sw Seychelles) and Madagascar
Ivato, Madagascar  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Sykes's Nightjar
Sykes's Nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Range: PAL: se Iran, s Afghanistan, sub-Himalayan Pakistan and far w India
Little Rann of Kutch, Kutch, india  
 
Photograph by Peter R. Steward     Copyright and usage info


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Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)
Range: OR: Philippines (except Palawan group)
 



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Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)
Range: OR: Sumba, Flores, Alor and Pantar (sw, c Lesser Sundas)
 



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Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis)
Range: AF: widespread
 



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Nubian Nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus)
Range: AF: ne, n, also w, sw Arabian Pen.
 



Fiery-necked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis shelleyi)
Range: AF: w, s, se, sc
Luita, Democratic Republic of Congo  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Fiery-necked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) Male
Range: AF: w, s, se, sc
Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Palau Nightjar (Caprimulgus phalaena)
Range: OR: Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)
 



Montane Nightjar
Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus ruwenzorii)
Range: AF: sw Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia to Zambia and c Angola
Bwindi, Ruhija, Uganda  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Prigogine's Nightjar (Caprimulgus prigoginei) Endangered
Range: AF: e DR Congo
 



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Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus)
Range: OR: montane Sumatra and Java
 



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Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae)
Range: AU: Timor, Rote and Wetar (e Lesser Sundas)
 



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Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) Near Threatened
Range: PAL, AF: Iberian Pen. to nw AF
 



Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena)
Range: AF: s
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


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Nechisar Nightjar (Caprimulgus solala) Vulnerable
Range: AF: s Ethiopia
 



Star-spotted Nightjar
Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus)
Range: AF: Ethiopia and Somalia to c Kenya
Awash National Park, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Freckled Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma)
Range: AF: widespread
Lake Mburo, Uganda  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Pennant-winged Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) Male
Range: AF: Angola, s DR Congo and sw Tanzania s to Namibia, Botswana and e South Africa
Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Pennant-winged Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) Male
Range: AF: Angola, s DR Congo and sw Tanzania s to Namibia, Botswana and e South Africa
Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Pennant-winged Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) Female
Range: AF: Angola, s DR Congo and sw Tanzania s to Namibia, Botswana and e South Africa
Mburo NP, Uganda  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info



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