Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Caprimulgidae - Nightjars

Mulcticola [Philopteridae]

Chordeilinae

Lurocalis Cassin, 1851

• Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, 1789) - Short-tailed or Semi-collared Nighthawk
• Lurocalis rufiventris Taczanowski, 1884 - Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Chordeiles Swainson, 1832

• Chordeiles pusillus Gould, 1861 - Least Nighthawk
• Chordeiles vielliardi (Lencioni-Neto, 1994) - Bahian Nighthawk
• Chordeiles rupestris (Spix, 1825) - Sand-colored Nighthawk
• Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783) - Lesser Nighthawk
• Chordeiles minor (Forster, J. R., 1771) - Common Nighthawk
Mulcticola macrocephalus (Kellogg, 1896) *

• Chordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1857 - Antillean Nighthawk

Nyctiprogne Bonaparte, 1857

• Nyctiprogne leucopyga (Spix, 1825) - Band-tailed Nighthawk

Podager Wagler, 1832

• Podager nacunda (Vieillot, 1817) - Nacunda Nighthawk
Mulcticola nacunda Carriker, 1945 *
Mulcticola tenuiceps Carriker, 1945 *

Eurostopodinae

Eurostopodus Gould, 1838

• Eurostopodus argus Hartert, 1892 - Spotted Eared-Nightjar
• Eurostopodus mystacalis (Temminck, 1826) - White-throated Eared-Nightjar
• Eurostopodus diabolicus Stresemann, 1931 - Diabolical/Satanic Eared-Nightjar
• Eurostopodus papuensis (Schlegel, 1866) - Papuan Eared-Nightjar
• Eurostopodus archboldi (Mayr and Rand, 1935) - Mountain Eared-Nightjar
• Eurostopodus temminckii (Gould, 1838) - Malaysian Eared-Nightjar
• Eurostopodus macrotis (Vigors, 1831) - Great Eared-Nightjar

Caprimulginae

Veles Bangs, 1918

• Veles binotatus (Bonaparte, 1850) - Brown Nightjar

Nyctidromus Gould, 1838

• Nyctidromus albicollis (Gmelin, 1789) - Pauraque

Phalaenoptilus Ridgway, 1880

• Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (Audubon, 1844) - Common Poorwill

Siphonorhis Sclater, P. L.

• Siphonorhis americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Jamaican Poorwill †
• Siphonorhis brewsteri (Chapman, 1917) - Least Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus Bonaparte, 1857

• Nyctiphrynus mcleodii (Brewster, 1888) - Eared Poorwill
• Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus (Hartert, 1892) - Yucatan Poorwill
• Nyctiphrynus ocellatus (Tschudi, 1844) - Ocellated Poorwill

Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758

• Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 - Chuck-will´s-widow
• Caprimulgus rufus Boddaert, 1783 - Rufous Nightjar
• Caprimulgus cubanensis (Lawrence, 1860) - Greater Antillean Nightjar
• Caprimulgus salvini Hartert, 1892 - Tawny-collared Nightjar
• Caprimulgus badius (Bangs and Peck, 1908) - Yucatan Nightjar
• Caprimulgus sericocaudatus (Cassin, 1849) - Silky-tailed Nightjar
• Caprimulgus ridgwayi (Nelson, 1897) - Buff-collared Nightjar
• Caprimulgus vociferus Wilson,A, 1812 - Whip-poor-will
• Caprimulgus noctitherus (Wetmore, 1919) - Puerto Rican Nightjar
• Caprimulgus saturatus (Salvin, 1870) - Dusky Nightjar
• Caprimulgus longirostris Bonaparte, 1825 - Band-winged Nightjar
• Caprimulgus cayennensis Gmelin, 1789 - White-tailed Nightjar
• Caprimulgus candicans (Pelzeln, 1867) - White-winged Nightjar
• Caprimulgus maculicaudus (Lawrence, 1862) - Spot-tailed Nightjar
• Caprimulgus parvulus Gould, 1837 - Little Nightjar
• Caprimulgus anthonyi (Chapman, 1923) - Scrub Nightjar
• Caprimulgus maculosus (Todd, 1920) - Cayenne Nightjar
• Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1848 - Blackish Nightjar
• Caprimulgus whitelyi (Salvin, 1885) - Roraiman Nightjar
• Caprimulgus hirundinaceus Spix, 1825 - Pygmy Nightjar
• Caprimulgus ruficollis Temminck, 1820 - Red-necked Nightjar
• Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790 - Grey Nightjar
• Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian Nightjar
Mulcticola hypoleucus (Denny, 1842) *

• Caprimulgus fraenatus Salvadori, 1884 - Sombre Nightjar
• Caprimulgus rufigena Smith,A, 1845 - Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Mulcticola balati Tendeiro, 1962

• Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein, 1823 - Egyptian Nightjar
• Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, 1832 - Sykes's Nightjar
• Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie, 1960 - Vaurie's Nightjar
• Caprimulgus nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823 - Nubian Nightjar
• Caprimulgus eximius Temminck, 1826 - Golden Nightjar
• Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon, 1845 - Jerdon's Nightjar
• Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821 - Large-tailed Nightjar
Mulcticola deignana Emerson and Elbel, 1957 *

• Caprimulgus manillensis Walden, 1875 - Philippine Nightjar
• Caprimulgus celebensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 - Sulawesi Nightjar
• Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 - Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
• Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Reichenow, 1893 - Black-shouldered Nightjar
• Caprimulgus pectoralis Cuvier, 1816 - Fiery-necked Nightjar
Mulcticola pectoralis Tendeiro, 1962 *

• Caprimulgus poliocephalus Rüppell, 1840 - Montane Nightjar
• Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Ogilvie-Grant, 1908 - Ruwenzori Nightjar
• Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham, 1790 - Indian Nightjar
Mulcticola minutus Emerson and Elbel, 1957 *

• Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin, 1840 - Madagascar Nightjar
• Caprimulgus natalensis Smith,A, 1845 - Swamp Nightjar
• Caprimulgus solala Safford et al., 1995 - Nechisar Nightjar
• Caprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869 - Plain Nightjar
Mulcticola wolffi Tendeiro, 1961 *

• Caprimulgus stellatus Blundell and Lovat, 1899 - Star-spotted Nightjar
• Caprimulgus affinis Horsfield, 1821 - Savanna Nightjar
Mulcticola orientalis Tendeiro, 1962 *

• Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840 - Freckled Nightjar
• Caprimulgus concretus Bonaparte, 1850 - Bonaparte's Nightjar
• Caprimulgus pulchellus Salvadori, 1879 - Salvadori's Nightjar
• Caprimulgus prigoginei Louette, 1990 - Prigogine´s Nightjar
• Caprimulgus enarratus Gray, G. R., 1871 - Collared Nightjar
• Caprimulgus batesi Sharpe, 1906 - Bates´s Nightjar
• Caprimulgus climacurus Vieillot, 1824 - Long-tailed Nightjar
Mulcticola scotornis Tendeiro, 1962 *

• Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, 1892 - Slender-tailed Nightjar
Mulcticola balati Tendeiro, 1962 *

• Caprimulgus fossii Hartlaub, 1857 - Mozambique or Square-tailed Nightjar
Mulcticola balati Tendeiro, 1962

Macrodipteryx Swainson, 1837

• Macrodipteryx longipennis (Shaw, 1796) - Standard-winged Nightjar
• Macrodipteryx vexillarius (Gould, 1838) - Pennant-winged Nightjar
Mulcticola vexillarius Tendeiro, 1962 *

Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832

• Hydropsalis climacocerca (Tschudi, 1844) - Ladder-tailed Nightjar
• Hydropsalis torquata (Gmelin, 1789) - Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis Miller, 1915

• Uropsalis segmentata (Cassin, 1849) - Swallow-tailed Nightjar
• Uropsalis lyra (Bonaparte, 1850) - Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Macropsalis Sclater, P. L., 1866

• Macropsalis forcipata (Nitzsch, 1840) - Long-trained Nightjar

Eleothreptus Gray, G. R., 1840

• Eleothreptus anomalus (Gould, 1838) - Sickle-winged Nightjar