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    The Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) is one of 98 species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, the "true nightjars". It is a nocturnal...
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    The large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) is a species of nightjar known for its distinctive long, broad tail and cryptic plumage that allows it...
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    India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the long-tailed nightjar, it is best recognized by its distinctive call which sounds like...
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    The slender-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus clarus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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    roughly every second. As such it differs from the similar long-tailed and slender-tailed nightjars which produce fast and slow churrs respectively. C. f....
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    The white-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis cayennensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the tropic regions of Central...
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  • meadowlark Long-tailed minivet Long-tailed mockingbird Long-tailed myna Long-tailed nightjar Long-tailed paradigalla Long-tailed paradise whydah Long-tailed parakeet...
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    The scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is distributed over much of eastern South...
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    and in parts of Southeast Asia. This very large nightjar has long barred wings, a barred tail and long ear-tufts which are often recumbent. It has a white...
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    The spot-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis maculicaudus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,...
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    Owlet-nightjars are small crepuscular birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. Most are native to New Guinea, but some species extend to Australia...
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    The lyre-tailed nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,...
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    International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 98 species of nightjars and allies in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are distributed among...
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    The swallow-tailed nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and...
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    standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family. Previously placed with the pennant-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus...
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    European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family...
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    Salvadori's nightjar, Caprimulgus pulchellus Prigogine's nightjar, Caprimulgus prigoginei Bates's nightjar, Caprimulgus batesi Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus...
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  • nightjar Indian nightjar Jerdon's nightjar Bates's nightjar Sulawesi nightjar Slender-tailed nightjar Long-tailed nightjar Donaldson Smith's nightjar...
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  • Itombwe nightjar, Caprimulgus prigoginei (E) Bates's nightjar, Caprimulgus batesi (E) Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus climacurus (E) Slender-tailed nightjar...
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    plumage. It has a long, slightly rounded tail, short, rounded wings, and long, stout legs. Its voice is unknown, but other owlet-nightjar species make churring...
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  • Fiery-necked nightjar, Caprimulgus pectoralis Swamp nightjar, Caprimulgus natalensis       (A) Plain nightjar, Caprimulgus inornatus Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus...
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    The long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil. Some authors...
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    brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Asian fairy bluebird, Malabar pied hornbill, long-tailed nightjar and crested goshawk. Large Indian pythons and Spectacled cobras are...
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    smaller, but relatively longer-winged and longer-tailed than the more widespread species. Like other nightjars, it has a wide gape, long wings, soft downy plumage...
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    The eared nightjars are a small group of nocturnal birds in the nightjar family, although the taxonomy is uncertain. There are seven species, mainly found...
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    Plain nightjar, Caprimulgus inornatus Star-spotted nightjar, Caprimulgus stellatus Freckled nightjar, Caprimulgus tristigma Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus...
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    honeyguide, bearded barbet, oriole warbler, palm-nut vulture and long-tailed nightjar. These and the many other species make the area attractive to the...
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  • papuensis White-throated nightjar, Eurostopodus mystacalis Spotted nightjar, Eurostopodus argus Australasian Large-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus...
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    The long-tailed ground roller (Uratelornis chimaera) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae, placed in the monotypic genus...
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    European nightjar. The adult is lichen-grey, barred and streaked with buff, chestnut and black. The underparts are barred. It is larger and longer-tailed than...
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