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Nightjars

92 species with a page on Motmot.

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Species in this group

Spot-tailed Nightjar Antiurus maculicaudus
Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis
Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani
Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus
Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
Tawny-collared Nightjar Antrostomus salvini
Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus
Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
Bates's Nightjar Caprimulgus batesi
Sulawesi Nightjar Caprimulgus celebensis
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus
Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Chirruping Nightjar Caprimulgus griseatus
Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
Standard-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longipennis
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis
Mees's Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Palau Nightjar Caprimulgus phalaena
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
Sand-coloured Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus
White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans
Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi
Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus
Diabolical Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis
Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Long-trained Nightjar Hydropsalis forcipata
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
Malaysian Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi
Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Bahian Nighthawk Nyctiprogne vielliardi
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Tschudi's Nightjar Quechuavis decussata
Little Nightjar Setopagis parvula
Jamaican Pauraque Siphonorhis americana
Least Pauraque Siphonorhis brewsteri
Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
Roraiman Nightjar Tepuiornis whitelyi
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus

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