IOC English Name Scientific Name Comments
     
 
ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES
  
Frogmouths (16)
Family Podargidae
 TAX (1)
Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus  
Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis  
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides  
Solomons Frogmouth Rigidipenna inexpectata TAX (2) , ENG (3)
Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus  
Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti  
Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus  
Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus  
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger  
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni  
Short-tailed Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus  
Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus AS (4)
Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis  
Blyth's Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis AS (5)
Palawan Frogmouth Batrachostomus chaseni AS (6)
Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus  
     
Oilbird (1)
Family Steatornithidae
  
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis  
     
Potoos (7)
Family Nyctibiidae
  
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis  
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus  
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis  
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus  
Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus  
White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus  
Rufous Potoo Nyctibius bracteatus  
     
Nightjars (93)
Family Caprimulgidae
 PHY (7)
Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus SEQ (8)
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis  
Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus  
Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis  
Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi ENG (9)
Malaysian Eared Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii PHY,TAX (10)
Great Eared Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis  
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus  
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris  
Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda PHY,TAX (11)
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus  
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris  
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis  
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor  
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii  
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga  
Plain-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne vielliardi  
Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus  
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis  
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii  
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri  
Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii  
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus  
Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus  
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi  
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis PHY, TAX (12)
Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus  
Greater Antillean Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis  
Tawny-collared Nightjar Antrostomus salvini  
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius  
Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus  
Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi  
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus  
Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae AS (13)
Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus  
Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus  
Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris  
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis  
White-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus candicans PHY (14)
Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus  
Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus  
Todd's Nightjar Caprimulgus heterurus AS (15)
Anthony's Nightjar Caprimulgus anthonyi  
Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus  
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens  
Roraiman Nightjar Caprimulgus whitelyi  
Pygmy Nightjar Caprimulgus hirundinaceus  
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis  
Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus ENG (16)
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka AS (17)
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ENG (18)
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus  
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena  
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius  
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis  
Vaurie's Nightjar Caprimulgus centralasicus  
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus  
Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius  
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis  
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus  
Mees's Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi NEW (19)
Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus AS (20)
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 PHY (21)
Collared Nightjar Caprimulgus enarratus TAX (22)
Bates's Nightjar Caprimulgus batesi  
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus  
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus  
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii  
Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis  
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius  
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca  
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata  
Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata  
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra  
Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata  
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus  

Footnotes:

  1. Recognition of the Asian frogmouths (Batrachosomus) vs Australasian frogmouths (Podargus) as separate families (Christidis and Boles 2008) requires equal consideration for Rigidipenna inexpectatus as a monotypic family (see Tree of Life)
  2. DNA analyses support separation of Podargus inexpectatus to a monotypic genus Rigidipenna (Cleere et al. 2007, BLI, TOL)
  3. CHANGE English name of Rigidipenna inexpectata from Cinnamon Frogmouth to Solomons Frogmouth (Guy Dutson et al 2010)
  4. Bornean Frogmouth is split from Short-tailed Frogmouth B.poliolophus (Cleere 1998, BLI)
  5. Blyth's Frogmouth is split from Javan Frogmouth B.javensis (Cleere 2010)
  6. Palawan Frogmouth is split from Javan Frogmouth B.javensis (Cleere 2010)
  7. The eared nightjars Eurostopodus are the sister taxon to rest of the Caprimulgidae (Barrowclough et al 2006, Larsen et al. 2007), but they are not equivalent in rank to other families in the Caprimulgiformes.
  8. The eared nightjars Eurostopodus are the basal to rest of the Caprimulgidae, and thus placed first in the sequence of the genera (Barrowclough et al 2006, Larsen et al. 2007).
  9. CHANGE: English name of Eurostopodus archboldi to Archbold's Nightjar (Gregory 2009)
  10. MOVE: Malaysian Eared Nightjar and Great Eared Nightjar from Eurostopodus to Lyncornis (Han et al 2010)
  11. Nacunda Nighthawk is moved from Podager to Chordeiles before Least Nighthawk, its sister species (Han et al 2010, SACC 467)
  12. Transfer the following 11 species of New World nightjars to Antrostomus following Han et al 2010, SACC 466
  13. Mexican Whip-poor-will is split from [Eastern] Whip-poor-will (NACC 2010, Supplement 51)
  14. White-winged Nightjar may belong with Sickle-winged Nightjar in Eleothreptus (Cleere 2002, BLI, SACC 256)
  15. Caprimulgus heterurus is split from C. parvulus (SACC 169).
  16. CHANGE: English name of Caprimulgus indicus from Grey Nightjar to Jungle Nightjar, with split of C. jotaka, which retains English Name of Grey Nightjar
  17. Caprimulgus jotaka with English name Grey Nightjar is split from C. indicus (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
  18. Eurasian Nightjar would be more accurate name for Caprimulgus europaeus, but tradition rules for the moment
  19. Caprimulgus meesi is a newly described species (Sangster & Rozendaal 2004);under review by BLI.
  20. Caprimulgus andamanicus is split from C.macrurus (Rasmussen and Anderton 2005).
  21. Prigogine's Nightjar is a very deep branch between nighthawks and nightjars, warranting generic revision (Fjeldså comm unpubl).
  22. Han et al (2010) separates Collared Nightjar at Gactornis, is sister to main clade of nightjars and nighthawks