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
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Tawny-collared Nightjar Antrostomus salvini (A)
- Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius (A)
- Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus
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