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Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of nightjar
Nightjar

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats ....
s, medium-sized nocturnal bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. The name is derived from the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 for goatsucker, based on the ancient, but mistaken, belief that the European Nightjar
European Nightjar

The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the nightjar family of birds in most of Europe and temperate Asia....
 would suck milk from goats.

Caprimulgus nightjars are found around the world, and like other nightjars they usually nest on the ground.






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Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of nightjar
Nightjar

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats ....
s, medium-sized nocturnal bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. The name is derived from the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 for goatsucker, based on the ancient, but mistaken, belief that the European Nightjar
European Nightjar

The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the nightjar family of birds in most of Europe and temperate Asia....
 would suck milk from goats.

Caprimulgus nightjars are found around the world, and like other nightjars they usually nest on the ground. They are mostly active in the late evening and early morning or at night, and feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.

Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. Some species, unusually for birds, perch along a branch, rather than across it, which helps to conceal them during the day. Temperate species are strongly migratory
Bird migration

Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather....
, wintering in the tropics.

Caprimulgus species have relatively long bills and rictal bristles. Many have repetitive and often mechanical songs.

Species

  • Nechisar Nightjar
    Nechisar Nightjar

    The Nechisar Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is Endemism to Ethiopia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
     Caprimulgus solala
  • Chuck-will's-widow
    Chuck-will's-widow

    The Chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods....
      Caprimulgus carolinensis
  • Rufous Nightjar
    Rufous Nightjar

    The Rufous Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
    , Caprimulgus rufus
  • Greater Antillean Nightjar, Caprimulgus cubanensis
  • Hispaniolan Nightjar
    Hispaniolan Nightjar

    The Hispaniola Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This species was previously believed to be conspecific with Caprimulgus cubanensis....
    , Caprimulgus ekmani
  • Tawny-collared Nightjar
    Tawny-collared Nightjar

    The Tawny-collared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Mexico and Nicaragua.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
    , Caprimulgus salvini
  • Yucatan Nightjar
    Yucatan Nightjar

    The Yucatan Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and possibly Honduras....
    , Caprimulgus badius
  • Silky-tailed Nightjar
    Silky-tailed Nightjar

    The Silky-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....
    , Caprimulgus sericocaudatus
  • Buff-collared Nightjar
    Buff-collared Nightjar

    The Buff-collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus ridgwayi, is a small sized nightjar.The adults are dark with brown, grey, black and white patterning on the upperparts and breast....
    , Caprimulgus ridgwayi
  • Whip-poor-will
    Whip-poor-will

    The Whip-poor-will or whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized nightjar from North America and Central America. The Whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen....
    , Caprimulgus vociferus
  • Puerto Rican Nightjar
    Puerto Rican Nightjar

    The Puerto Rican Nightjar, Caprimulgus noctitherus, is a very rare bird found in the Puerto Rican dry forest in localized areas of southwestern Puerto Rico....
    , Caprimulgus noctitherus
  • Dusky Nightjar
    Dusky Nightjar

    The Dusky Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest....
    , Caprimulgus saturatus
  • Band-winged Nightjar
    Band-winged Nightjar

    The Band-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is widespread in South America, where found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and eastern Brazil....
    , Caprimulgus longirostris
  • White-winged Nightjar
    White-winged Nightjar

    The White-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
    , Caprimulgus candicans
  • Pygmy Nightjar
    Pygmy Nightjar

    The Pygmy Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is Endemism to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
    , Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
  • Little Nightjar
    Little Nightjar

    The Little Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
    , Caprimulgus parvulus
    • Todd's Nightjar, Caprimulgus (parvulus) heterurus; alternatively Santa Marta Nightjar.
  • Spot-tailed Nightjar
    Spot-tailed Nightjar

    The Spot-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador....
    , Caprimulgus maculicaudus
  • White-tailed Nightjar
    White-tailed Nightjar

    The White-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela....
    , Caprimulgus cayennensis
  • Scrub Nightjar
    Scrub Nightjar

    The Scrub Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
    , Caprimulgus anthonyi
  • Cayenne Nightjar
    Cayenne Nightjar

    The Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus is currently only known from a single specimen taken on the Fleuve Mana, French Guiana. A possible female was caught at the Sa?l airstrip, French Guiana....
    , Caprimulgus maculosus
  • Blackish Nightjar
    Blackish Nightjar

    The Blackish Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
    , Caprimulgus nigrescens
  • Roraiman Nightjar
    Roraiman Nightjar

    The Roraiman Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....
    , Caprimulgus whitelyi
  • Brown Nightjar
    Brown Nightjar

    The Brown Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia....
    , Caprimulgus binotatus
  • Red-necked Nightjar
    Red-necked Nightjar

    The Red-necked Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis, is the largest nightjar which occurs in Europe. It breeds in Iberian peninsula and north Africa, and bird migration in tropical west Africa....
    , Caprimulgus ruficollis
  • Grey Nightjar
    Grey Nightjar

    The Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus is a species of nightjar found in South Asia. The name Grey Nightjar has also been used although this now refers to the Caprimulgus jotaka....
    , Caprimulgus indicus
  • European Nightjar
    European Nightjar

    The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the nightjar family of birds in most of Europe and temperate Asia....
    , Caprimulgus europaeus
  • Sombre Nightjar
    Sombre Nightjar

    The Sombre Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
    , Caprimulgus fraenatus
  • Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
    Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

    The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
    , Caprimulgus rufigena
  • Egyptian Nightjar
    Egyptian Nightjar

    The Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius, is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa, and bird migration in tropical Africa....
    , Caprimulgus aegyptius
  • Nubian Nightjar
    Nubian Nightjar

    The Nubian Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen....
    , Caprimulgus nubicus
  • Sykes's Nightjar
    Sykes's Nightjar

    Sykes's Nightjar or the Sindh Nightjar is a nightjar species found in South Asia.References...
    , Caprimulgus mahrattensis
  • Vaurie's Nightjar
    Vaurie's Nightjar

    The Vaurie's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is Endemism to China....
    , Caprimulgus centralasicus
  • Golden Nightjar
    Golden Nightjar

    The Golden Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan....
    , Caprimulgus eximius
  • Jerdon's Nightjar
    Jerdon's Nightjar

    The Jerdon's Nightjar, Caprimulgus atripennis, is a medium-sized nightjar which is a resident breeder in southern India and Sri Lanka.Open woodland, scrub, and cultivation is the habitat of this nocturnal bird....
      Caprimulgus atripennis
  • Large-tailed Nightjar
    Large-tailed Nightjar

    The Large-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
    , Caprimulgus macrurus
  • Andaman Nightjar
    Andaman Nightjar

    The Andaman Nightjar, Caprimulgus andamanicus, is a species of nightjar found in the Andaman Islands. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Large-tailed Nightjar, however the song and morphology are distinct....
    , Caprimulgus andamanicus
  • Mees's Nightjar
    Mees's Nightjar

    The Mees's Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi is a member of the nightjar family described as Bird species new to science in 2004.It is a representative of the Large-tailed Nightjar complex found on Flores and Sumba, Indonesia....
    , Caprimulgus meesi
  • Philippine Nightjar
    Philippine Nightjar

    The Philippine Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is Endemism to the Philippines.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
    , Caprimulgus manillensis
  • Sulawesi Nightjar
    Sulawesi Nightjar

    The Sulawesi Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is Endemism to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
    , Caprimulgus celebensis
  • Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
    Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar

    The Donaldson-smith's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania....
    , Caprimulgus donaldsoni
  • Black-shouldered Nightjar
    Black-shouldered Nightjar

    The Black-shouldered Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sud...
    , Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
  • Fiery-necked Nightjar
    Fiery-necked Nightjar

    The Fiery-necked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
    , Caprimulgus pectoralis
  • Montane Nightjar
    Montane Nightjar

    The Montane Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
    , Caprimulgus poliocephalus
  • Ruwenzori Nightjar
    Ruwenzori Nightjar

    The Ruwenzori Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda....
    , Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
  • Indian Nightjar
    Indian Nightjar

    The Indian Nightjar, Caprimulgus asiaticus, is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.Open woodland, scrub, and cultivation is the habitat of this nocturnal bird....
    , Caprimulgus asiaticus
  • Madagascar Nightjar
    Madagascar Nightjar

    The Madagascar Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
    , Caprimulgus madagascariensis
  • Swamp Nightjar
    Swamp Nightjar

    The Swamp Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,...
    , Caprimulgus natalensis
  • Plain Nightjar
    Plain Nightjar

    The Plain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sud...
    , Caprimulgus inornatus
  • Star-spotted Nightjar
    Star-spotted Nightjar

    The Star-spotted Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan....
    , Caprimulgus stellatus
  • Savanna Nightjar
    Savanna Nightjar

    The Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis is a species of nightjar found in South Asia, usually in the Philippines.References...
    , Caprimulgus affinis
  • Freckled Nightjar
    Freckled Nightjar

    The Freckled Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,...
    , Caprimulgus tristigma
  • Bonaparte's Nightjar, Caprimulgus concretus
  • Salvadori's Nightjar
    Salvadori's Nightjar

    The Salvadori's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is Endemism to Indonesia....
    , Caprimulgus pulchellus
  • Itombwe Nightjar
    Prigogine's Nightjar

    The Prigogine's Nightjar or Itombwe Nightjar, Caprimulgus prigoginei, is a nightjar which breeds in tropical central Africa. It is known from only one specimen taken in Zaire in February 1952....
    , Caprimulgus prigoginei
  • Collared Nightjar
    Collared Nightjar

    The Collared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is Endemism to Madagascar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
    , Caprimulgus enarratus
  • Bates's Nightjar
    Bates's Nightjar

    The Bates's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Uganda....
    , Caprimulgus batesi
  • Long-tailed Nightjar
    Long-tailed Nightjar

    The Long-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nig...
    , Caprimulgus climacurus
  • Slender-tailed Nightjar
    Slender-tailed Nightjar

    The Slender-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
    , Caprimulgus clarus
  • Square-tailed Nightjar
    Square-tailed Nightjar

    The Square-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
    , Caprimulgus fossii