Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Wayne Fidler/iNaturalist (CC BY NC ND)

Antillean Nighthawk

Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Rick and Nora Bowers/Alamy

Buff-collared Nightjar

Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Isaac Sanchez/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Chuck-will's-widow

Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Connor Charchuk/Audubon Photography Awards

Common Nighthawk

Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Andy Morffew/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Common Pauraque

Nightjars

Juvenile. Photo: Rachel Portwood/Shutterstock

Common Poorwill

Nightjars

Adult male. Photo: Frode Jacobsen/Shutterstock

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Nightjars

Adult male. Photo: Bruno Struck/Audubon Photography Awards

Lesser Nighthawk

Nightjars

Adult male. Photo: All Canada Photos/Alamy

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Nightjars

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