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