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 Ecuador.
- Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
- 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
- Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
- Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
- Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
- Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
- Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus
- White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis
- Scrub Nightjar Caprimulgus anthonyi
- Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
- Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador