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• Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)

  

  The scientific name for this species, Caprimulgus, is from the Latin for “goat sucker”, a name that arose from a past belief that this bird…

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• Sykes’s nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis)

  

  Information on Sykes’s nightjar is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)

  

  Information on the Puerto Rican nightjar is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Eastern whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)

  

  An enigmatic and extremely elusive species, the eastern whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferous) has strikingly cryptic plumage. As a result…

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• Sunda nightjar (Caprimulgus concretus)

  

  Due to its cryptically patterned plumage, this large-eyed, curious-looking bird is often overlooked by birdwatchers and scientists alike. It…

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• Sulawesi eared-nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus)

  

  Until recently, this large, dark nightjar was only known from a single female specimen. The plumage on the upperparts is greyish-brown…

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• White-winged nightjar (Eleothreptus candicans)

  

  This unusual bird belongs to the Caprimulgidae family, a name which is derived from ‘goatsucker’ in Latin and was bestowed on these birds in…

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• Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

  

  Information on the great potoo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus)

  

  Information on the large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Short-tailed frogmouth (Batrachostomus poliolophus)

  

  Information on the short-tailed frogmouth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• New Caledonian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi)

  

  Information on the New Caledonian owlet-nightjar is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Gould’s frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus)

  

  Information on Gould’s frogmouth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Starry owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei)

  

  Information on the starry owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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