Nightjars
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Ladder-tailed Nightjars
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a striking nocturnal species native to North America. It is one of the most distinct members of…
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Egyptian Nightjars
The Egyptian Nightjar is a small, nocturnal, medium-sized bird found in Southwest Asia and North Africa. It’s known for its mysterious behaviour,…
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Sickle-winged Nightjars
The Sickle-winged Nightjars (Eleothreptus anomalus) are poorly known South American nightjars with a moderately small population, which is declining due…
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Standard-winged Nightjars
The Standard-winged Nightjars (Macrodipteryx longipennis) are an African nightjar that occurs from Senegal east to Ethiopia, where they inhabit dry…
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Todd’s Nightjars
The Todd’s Nightjars (Caprimulgus heterurus) were previously considered to be a subspecies of the Little Nightjars (Caprimulgus parvulus), but these…
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Lyre-tailed Nightjars
The Lyre-tailed Nightjars (Uropsalis lyra) are endemic to northwestern South America. Table of Contents Toggle Alternate (Global) Names What is…
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Nightjars
Nightjars are small to large nocturnal birds that are found around the world, except for the polar regions. Some North…
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White-winged Nightjars
The White-winged Nightjars (Eleothreptus candicans formerly Caprimulgus candicans) is a rare and endangered South American nightjar. Until the 1980s, this…
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Pauraque
The widespread nightjar that breeds in the warmer parts of the New World (the Americas) from the very southern Texas…
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European Nightjars
The European Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) – also known as Common Nightjar, Eurasian Nightjar, or simply Nightjar – is the only…
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