Family : Caprimulgidae
20 genus and 98 species.
| English name | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted Nightjar | Eurostopodus argus | Engoulevent argus |
| White-throated Nightjar | Eurostopodus mystacalis | Engoulevent moustac |
| Solomons Nightjar | Eurostopodus nigripennis | Engoulevent des Salomon |
| New Caledonian Nightjar | Eurostopodus exul | Engoulevent de Nouvelle-Calédonie |
| Satanic Nightjar | Eurostopodus diabolicus | Engoulevent satanique |
| Papuan Nightjar | Eurostopodus papuensis | Engoulevent papou |
| Archbold's Nightjar | Eurostopodus archboldi | Engoulevent d'Archbold |
| Malaysian Eared Nightjar | Lyncornis temminckii | Engoulevent de Temminck |
| Great Eared Nightjar | Lyncornis macrotis | Engoulevent oreillard |
| Collared Nightjar | Gactornis enarratus | Engoulevent à nuque rousse |
| Nacunda Nighthawk | Chordeiles nacunda | Engoulevent nacunda |
| Least Nighthawk | Chordeiles pusillus | Engoulevent nain |
| Sand-colored Nighthawk | Chordeiles rupestris | Engoulevent sable |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | Engoulevent minime |
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Engoulevent d'Amérique |
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | Engoulevent piramidig |
| Short-tailed Nighthawk | Lurocalis semitorquatus | Engoulevent à queue courte |
| Rufous-bellied Nighthawk | Lurocalis rufiventris | Engoulevent à ventre roux |
| Band-tailed Nighthawk | Nyctiprogne leucopyga | Engoulevent leucopyge |
| Plain-tailed Nighthawk | Nyctiprogne vielliardi | Engoulevent de Bahia |
| Blackish Nightjar | Nyctipolus nigrescens | Engoulevent noirâtre |
| Pygmy Nightjar | Nyctipolus hirundinaceus | Engoulevent pygmée |
| Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | Engoulevent pauraqué |
| Anthony's Nightjar | Nyctidromus anthonyi | Engoulevent d'Anthony |
| Todd's Nightjar | Setopagis heterura | Engoulevent des Santa Marta |
| Little Nightjar | Setopagis parvula | Engoulevent des bois |
| Roraiman Nightjar | Setopagis whitelyi | Engoulevent du Roraima |
| Cayenne Nightjar | Setopagis maculosa | Engoulevent de Guyane |
| Sickle-winged Nightjar | Eleothreptus anomalus | Engoulevent à faucilles |
| White-winged Nightjar | Eleothreptus candicans | Engoulevent à ailes blanches |
| Band-winged Nightjar | Systellura longirostris | Engoulevent à miroir |
| Tschudi's Nightjar | Systellura decussata | Engoulevent de Tschudi |
| Swallow-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis segmentata | Engoulevent à queue d'aronde |
| Lyre-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis lyra | Engoulevent lyre |
| White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis | Engoulevent coré |
| Spot-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis maculicaudus | Engoulevent à queue étoilée |
| Ladder-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis climacocerca | Engoulevent trifide |
| Scissor-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis torquata | Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux |
| Long-trained Nightjar | Macropsalis forcipata | Engoulevent à traîne |
| Least Poorwill | Siphonorhis brewsteri | Engoulevent grouillécor |
| Jamaican Poorwill | Siphonorhis americana | Engoulevent de la Jamaïque |
| Choco Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi | Engoulevent du Chocó |
| Eared Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus mcleodii | Engoulevent aztèque |
| Yucatan Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus | Engoulevent du Yucatan |
| Ocellated Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus ocellatus | Engoulevent ocellé |
| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Engoulevent de Nuttall |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | Engoulevent de Caroline |
| Rufous Nightjar | Antrostomus rufus | Engoulevent roux |
| Cuban Nightjar | Antrostomus cubanensis | Engoulevent peut-on-voir |
| Hispaniolan Nightjar | Antrostomus ekmani | Engoulevent d'Hispaniola |
| Tawny-collared Nightjar | Antrostomus salvini | Engoulevent de Salvin |
| Yucatan Nightjar | Antrostomus badius | Engoulevent maya |
| Silky-tailed Nightjar | Antrostomus sericocaudatus | Engoulevent à queue de soie |
| Buff-collared Nightjar | Antrostomus ridgwayi | Engoulevent de Ridgway |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Antrostomus vociferus | Engoulevent bois-pourri |
| Mexican Whip-poor-will | Antrostomus arizonae | Engoulevent du Mexique |
| Puerto Rican Nightjar | Antrostomus noctitherus | Engoulevent de Porto Rico |
| Dusky Nightjar | Antrostomus saturatus | Engoulevent montagnard |
| Brown Nightjar | Veles binotatus | Engoulevent à deux taches |
| Red-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus ruficollis | Engoulevent à collier roux |
| Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | Engoulevent des Indes |
| Grey Nightjar | Caprimulgus jotaka | Engoulevent jotaka |
| Palau Nightjar | Caprimulgus phalaena | Engoulevent de Palau |
| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | Engoulevent d'Europe |
| Sombre Nightjar | Caprimulgus fraenatus | Engoulevent sombre |
| Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | Engoulevent à joues rousses |
| Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | Engoulevent du désert |
| Sykes's Nightjar | Caprimulgus mahrattensis | Engoulevent de Sykes |
| Nubian Nightjar | Caprimulgus nubicus | Engoulevent de Nubie |
| Golden Nightjar | Caprimulgus eximius | Engoulevent doré |
| Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis | Engoulevent de Jerdon |
| Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | Engoulevent de Horsfield |
| Mees's Nightjar | Caprimulgus meesi | Engoulevent de Mees |
| Timor Nightjar | Caprimulgus ritae | Engoulevent de Timor |
| Andaman Nightjar | Caprimulgus andamanicus | Engoulevent des Andaman |
| Philippine Nightjar | Caprimulgus manillensis | Engoulevent des Philippines |
| Sulawesi Nightjar | Caprimulgus celebensis | Engoulevent des Célèbes |
| Donaldson Smith's Nightjar | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Engoulevent des épines |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | Engoulevent musicien |
| Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | Engoulevent d'Abyssinie |
| Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus | Engoulevent indien |
| Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | Engoulevent malgache |
| Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | Engoulevent du Natal |
| Nechisar Nightjar | Caprimulgus solala | Engoulevent du Nechisar |
| Plain Nightjar | Caprimulgus inornatus | Engoulevent terne |
| Star-spotted Nightjar | Caprimulgus stellatus | Engoulevent étoilé |
| Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | Engoulevent affin |
| Chirruping Nightjar | Caprimulgus griseatus | Engoulevent griset |
| Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | Engoulevent pointillé |
| Bonaparte's Nightjar | Caprimulgus concretus | Engoulevent de Bonaparte |
| Salvadori's Nightjar | Caprimulgus pulchellus | Engoulevent de Salvadori |
| Prigogine's Nightjar | Caprimulgus prigoginei | Engoulevent de Prigogine |
| Bates's Nightjar | Caprimulgus batesi | Engoulevent de Bates |
| Long-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus climacurus | Engoulevent à longue queue |
| Slender-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus clarus | Engoulevent de Reichenow |
| Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | Engoulevent du Mozambique |
| Standard-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus longipennis | Engoulevent à balanciers |
| Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | Engoulevent porte-étendard |
Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18. IOC World Bird List (v14.2) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2.
Avibase (ioc v14.2), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2024-12-20. © 1996-2025 Oiseaux.net
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