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There are 93 species of Poorwills, Nightjars & Nighthawks & allies currently recognised by the IOC in the family Caprimulgidae; they are: Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus |
Caprimulgiformes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CaprimulgiformesList of all related families with species
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
http://webserv.nhl.nl/~ribot/english/capni_ng.htmNightjars are unconspicious brown birds with little brown-yellow stripes and blots on their feathers and some white in their wings throat and tail. They can be seen everywhere in Suriname, but mostly on the savanna and along open places in the forest...
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4200id.htmlSeparated from all nightjars except nighthawks by the pale patch in the wing...
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4190id.htmlThe white wing patches of the Common Pauraque are similar to the wing patches in nighthawks but note the longer tail, browner upperparts and different call. Other goatsuckers lack the white wing patches and have different calls...
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4180id.htmlSeparated from nighthawks by the lack of a pale patch in the wing. Told from other nightjars by small size, wingtips which reach the tip of the short tail at rest, and pale gray coloration. All nightjars are easily identified by their distinctive songs...
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
http://enhg3.4t.com/b/b41/41_09.htmNightjars Caprimulgidae are passage migrants in the UAE, with the birds we see here likely to breed in Central Asia, although their range extends from Western Europe across to Far Eastern Russia, Mongolia and even China in suitable habitats. Central Asia probably provides the bulk of the birds that pass through the UAE on their way to wintering areas in Eastern Africa, although we also see the occasional one whose plumage suggests they are of European races. To date, two species have been recorded locally, the Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and the Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius, the latter only in the Northern Emirates. Most UAE records are of the former species...
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
http://www.haryana-online.com/Fauna/Birds/grey_nightjar.htmImage, notes etc...
White-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus candicans
http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/white-wingednightjar.htmlThe White-winged Nightjar is classified as Endangered. It is believed that there are only a few hundred birds left in Brazil and about fifty in Paraguay...
Number of bird species: 93
A Guide to Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Their Relatives
by Nigel Cleere & Illustration by Dave Nurney Pica press 1998 HardbackISBN: 1873403488
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A Sound Guide to Nightjars and Related Nightbirds
Compiled by Richard Ranft. The British Library National Sound Archive. Consultant Nigel Cleere. In case of difficulty in obtaining copies in the U.K. apply to:Pica Press, The Banks, Mountfield, Nr. Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN32 5JY,and in the U.S.A. to: Yale University Press, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040Nightjars & their Allies
by D T Holyoak [Illustrated by Martin Woodcock] OUP 2001ISBN: 0198549873
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