Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Strigimorphae
see Superorder Falconimorphae Seebohm, 1890
Order Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls
Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881 - goatsuckers
Infraorder Caprimulgides
see Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881
Parvorder Caprimulgida
see Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881
Superfamily Caprimulgoidea
see Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881
Family Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825 - nightjars
Subfamily Caprimulginae Vigors, 1825 - nightjars
Genus Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758
01 Caprimulgus carolinensis J.F. Gmelin, 1789 - chuck-will's-widow
02 Caprimulgus rufus Boddaert, 1783 - rufous nightjar
03 Caprimulgus cubanensis (Lawrence, 1860) - Greater Antillean nightjar
04 Caprimulgus salvini E. Hartert, 1892 - tawny-collared nightjar
05 Caprimulgus badius (Bangs & Peck, 1908) - Yucatan nightjar
06 Caprimulgus sericocaudatus (Cassin, 1849) - silky-tailed nightjar
07 Caprimulgus ridgwayi (Nelson, 1897) - buff-collared nightjar
08 Caprimulgus vociferus A. Wilson, 1812 - whip-poor-will
09 Caprimulgus noctitherus (Wetmore, 1919) - Puerto Rican nightjar
10 Caprimulgus saturatus (Salvin, 1870) - dusky nightjar
11 Caprimulgus longirostris Bonaparte, 1825 - band-winged nightjar
12 Caprimulgus cayennensis J.F. Gmelin, 1789 - white-tailed nightjar
13 Caprimulgus candicans (Pelzeln, 1867) - white-winged nightjar
14 Caprimulgus maculicaudus (Lawrence, 1862) - spot-tailed nightjar
15 Caprimulgus parvulus Gould, 1837 - little nightjar
16 Caprimulgus anthonyi (Chapman, 1923) - scrub nightjar
17 Caprimulgus maculosus (Todd, 1920) - Cayenne nightjar
18 Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1848 - blackish nightjar
19 Caprimulgus whitelyi (Salvin, 1885) - Roraiman nightjar
20 Caprimulgus hirundinaceus Spix, 1825 - pygmy nightjar
21 Caprimulgus binotatus Bonaparte, 1850 - brown nightjar
see Veles binotatus (Bonaparte, 1850)
22 Caprimulgus ruficollis Temminck, 1820 - red-necked nightjar
23 Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790 - grey nightjar
24 Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian nightjar
25 Caprimulgus fraenatus Salvadori, 1884 - sombre nightjar
26 Caprimulgus rufigena A. Smith, 1845 - rufous-cheeked nightjar
27 Caprimulgus aegyptius M.H.K. Lichtenstein, 1823 - Egyptian nightjar
28 Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, 1832 - Sykes's nightjar
29 Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie, 1960 - Vaurie's nightjar
30 Caprimulgus nubicus M.H.K. Lichtenstein, 1823 - Nubian nightjar
31 Caprimulgus eximius Temminck, 1826 - golden nightjar
32 Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin, 1840 - Madagascar nightjar
33 Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821 - large-tailed nightjar
34 Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon, 1845 - Jerdon's nightjar
35 Caprimulgus manillensis Walden, 1875 - Philippine nightjar
36 Caprimulgus celebensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 - Sulawesi nightjar
37 Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 - Donaldson-Smith's nightjar
38 Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Reichenow, 1893 - black-shouldered nightjar
39 Caprimulgus pectoralis Cuvier, 1816 - fiery-necked nightjar
40 Caprimulgus prigoginei Louette, 1990 - Itombwe nightjar
41 Caprimulgus poliocephalus Rüppell, 1840 - montane nightjar
42 Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Ogilvie-Grant, 1908 - Ruwenzori nightjar
43 Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham, 1790 - Indian nightjar
44 Caprimulgus natalensis A. Smith, 1845 - swamp nightjar
45 Caprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869 - plain nightjar
46 Caprimulgus stellatus Blundell & Lovat, 1899 - star-spotted nightjar
47 Caprimulgus affinis Horsfield, 1821 - savanna nightjar
48 Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840 - freckled nightjar
49 Caprimulgus concretus Bonaparte, 1850 - Bonaparte's nightjar
50 Caprimulgus pulchellus Salvadori, 1879 - Salvadori's nightjar
51 Caprimulgus enarratus G.R. Gray, 1871 - collared nightjar
52 Caprimulgus batesi Sharpe, 1906 - Bates's nightjar
53 Caprimulgus climacurus Vieillot, 1824 - long-tailed nightjar
54 Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, 1892 - slender-tailed nightjar
55 Caprimulgus fossii Hartlaub, 1857 - square-tailed nightjar