Typical nightjar

Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. The name is derived from the Latin for goatsucker, based on the ancient, but mistaken, belief that the European Nightjar would suck milk from goats.

Species

 * Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
 * Rufous Nightjar, Caprimulgus rufus
 * Greater Antillean Nightjar, Caprimulgus cubanensis
 * Hispaniolan Nightjar, Caprimulgus cubanesis ekmani
 * Tawny-collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus salvini
 * Yucatan Nightjar, Caprimulgus badius
 * Silky-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus sericocaudatus
 * Buff-collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus ridgwayi
 * Eastern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus
 * Mexican Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus arizonae
 * Puerto Rican Nightjar, Caprimulgus noctitherus
 * Dusky Nightjar, Caprimulgus saturatus
 * Anthony's Nightjar, Caprimulgus anthonyi
 * Cayenne Nightjar, Caprimulgus maculosus
 * Blackish Nightjar, Caprimulgus nigrescens
 * Brown Nightjar, Caprimulgus binotatus
 * Red-necked Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis
 * Jungle Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus
 * Grey Nightjar, Caprimulgus jotaka (sometimes included in C. indicus)
 * European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
 * Sombre Nightjar, Caprimulgus fraenatus
 * Rufous-cheeked Nightjar, Caprimulgus rufigena
 * Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius
 * Nubian Nightjar, Caprimulgus nubicus
 * Sykes's Nightjar, Caprimulgus mahrattensis
 * Vaurie's Nightjar, Caprimulgus centralasicus
 * Golden Nightjar, Caprimulgus eximius
 * Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
 * Large-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus
 * Andaman Nightjar, Caprimulgus andamanicus
 * Mees's Nightjar, Caprimulgus meesi
 * Philippine Nightjar, Caprimulgus manillensis
 * Sulawesi Nightjar, Caprimulgus celebensis
 * Donaldson Smith's Nightjar, Caprimulgus donaldsoni
 * Black-shouldered Nightjar, Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
 * Fiery-necked Nightjar, Caprimulgus pectoralis
 * Montane Nightjar, Caprimulgus poliocephalus
 * Ruwenzori Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
 * Indian Nightjar, Caprimulgus asiaticus
 * Madagascar Nightjar, Caprimulgus madagascariensis
 * Swamp Nightjar, Caprimulgus natalensis
 * Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala
 * Plain Nightjar, Caprimulgus inornatus
 * Star-spotted Nightjar, Caprimulgus stellatus
 * Savanna Nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis
 * Freckled Nightjar, Caprimulgus tristigma
 * Bonaparte's Nightjar, Caprimulgus concretus
 * Salvadori's Nightjar, Caprimulgus pulchellus
 * Prigogine's Nightjar, Caprimulgus prigoginei
 * Collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus enarratus
 * Bates's Nightjar, Caprimulgus batesi
 * Long-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus climacurus
 * Slender-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus clarus
 * Square-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus fossii