Nightjars
Order: Caprimulgiformes. Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 19 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
- Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
- Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
- Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
- Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
- Todd's Nightjar Caprimulgus heterurus
- Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus
- White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis
- Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
- Roraiman Nightjar Caprimulgus whitelyi
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Venezuela