Nightjar Research Articles

Observation of nest visitation by multiple males in the European Nightjar Caprimulgus europeaus

ABSTRACTWe report observations of nest visitation of multiple males to three nests of European Nightjars Caprimulgus europeaus. In one case, we report the direct observation of two males apparently exhibiting parental behaviour at the same nest. In two other cases, second males visited nests. We consider the potential functions of nest visits by extra-pair males in the Nightjar.

Nightjar nonsense

Nightjar nonsense

Long-trained Nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) (Aves, Caprimulgidae): first Paraguayan record

Abstract: The first observations of Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata in Paraguay are documented, confirming speculation that the species was likely to occur in the country.

Nightjars of the world: potoos, frogmouths, oilbird and owlet-nightjars

Nightjars of the world: potoos, frogmouths, oilbird and owlet-nightjars

"Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird, and Owlet-nightjars of the World" by Nigel Cleere. 2010. [book review

"Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird, and Owlet-nightjars of the World" by Nigel Cleere. 2010. [book review

First record of Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus for Sierra Leone

First record of Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus for Sierra Leone

Nightjars and Their Allies: The Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars and Their Allies: The Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars and Their Allies: The Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars and Their Allies: The Caprimulgiformes

Osteological evidence for paraphyly of the avian order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies)

The first phylogenetic analysis of osteological characters in the Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies) provides strong evidence that this order is paraphyletic. Well supported is monophyly of a clade comprising Caprimulgidae, Nyctibiidae, Aegothelidae and the traditional Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds). Within this clade Nyctibiidae (potoos) and Caprimulgidae (nightjars) on the one hand, and Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars) and the traditional Apodiformes on the other are sister taxa. Whereas monophyly of Nyctibiidae and Caprimulgidae is in accordance with most previous studies, monophyly of the so far poorly studied Aegothelidae and the traditional Apodiformes has not been suggested by previous authors. The affinities of the Steatornithidae (oilbirds) and Podargidae (frog-mouths) cannot be conclusively resolved at present.

Star-spotted Nightjar

Star-spotted Nightjar

Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Their Relatives. Nigel Cleere

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Nightjars. A Guide to the Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Their Relatives Nigel Cleere

Nightjars. A Guide to the Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Their Relatives Nigel Cleere

Nightjars: a guide to the nightjars, nighthawks, and their relatives

Nightjars: a guide to the nightjars, nighthawks, and their relatives

Vulnerability of Eggs and Young of the Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens) in Suriname

Le stade le plus vulnerable de C. n. est le stade œuf. La perte des œufs est trois fois plus forte que celle des jeunes

Vocalization during Inhalation in a Nightjar

Vocalization during Inhalation in a Nightjar

A new owlet night–jar from the early to mid–Miocene of eastern New South Wales

A new owlet night–jar from the early to mid–Miocene of eastern New South Wales

Nightjar Enquiry, 1957–58

Nightjar Enquiry, 1957–58

Chick of Nightjar

Chick of Nightjar

Notes on Nesting of White-throated Nightjar

Notes on Nesting of White-throated Nightjar

Hibernation in Captive Goatsuckers

Hibernation in Captive Goatsuckers