Species
- Band-tailed Nighthawk, Nyctiprogne leucopyga
- Plain-tailed Nighthawk, Nyctiprogne vielliardi - formerly in Chordeiles
- Nacunda Nighthawk, Podager nacunda
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
- Short-tailed Nighthawk, Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii
- Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis
- Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
- Least Nighthawk, Chordeiles pusillus
- Sand-colored Nighthawk, Chordeiles rupestris
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