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  3. Chordates
  4. Birds
  5. Nightjars
  6. Nightjars and Nighthawks

family

Nightjars and Nighthawks

Caprimulgidae

Includes
9 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Typical American Nightjars 4 native
  • Typical Nighthawks 3 native
  • Poorwills 1 native
  • Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar 1 native
  • Old World Nightjars

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native nightjars and nighthawks All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 20,039 observations
  • Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 9,522 observations
  • Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 6,616 observations
  • Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis 5,968 observations
  • Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus 5,350 observations
  • Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 4,367 observations
  • Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae 893 observations
  • Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii 629 observations
  • Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi 503 observations

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