List of Birds of Bolivia - Nightjars

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.

  • 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
  • Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
  • Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
  • Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus
  • Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
  • White-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus candicans
  • Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus
  • Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus
  • Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
  • Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
  • Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
  • Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
  • Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata

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