Nightjars
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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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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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European Nightjars
The European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) – also known as Common Nightjar, Eurasian Nightjar, or simply Nightjar – is the only…
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Little Nightjars
The Little Nightjars (Caprimulgus parvulus) are South American nightjars with a very large range. They are sometimes referred to as…
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Dusky Nightjars
The Dusky Nightjars (Antrostomus saturatus) – also known as Dusky Cheer-For-Wills or Sooty Nightjars – occur naturally in Central America.…
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Standard-winged Nightjars
The Standard-winged Nightjars (Macrodipteryx longipennis) is an African nightjar that occurs from Senegal east to Ethiopia, where they inhabit dry…
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White-tailed Nightjars
White-tailed Nightjars The White-tailed Nightjars (Caprimulgus cayennensis) – also known as Cayenne Nighthawks, Cayenne Nightjars, or Stenopsis Nightjars – occur…
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Scissor-tailed Nightjars
Scissor-tailed Nightjars (Hydropsalis torquata / Hydropsalis brasiliana) The Scissor-tailed Nightjars (Hydropsalis torquata / Hydropsalis brasiliana) is a member of the…
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