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Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) - Scientific classification, physical traits, life cycle, natural history, range, and conservation status.
Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) - Describes this bird's feeding habits, nesting, habitat, and physical appearance. Includes an illustration.
Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) - Photo, range maps, and facts about this bird's diet, habitat, and physical characteristics.
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) - Identification tips, migration status, breeding habitat, and taxonomy chart.
European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) - Discusses the distinguishing features, habitat, and diet of this bird. Includes a photograph.
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) - Identifying traits, photos, distribution maps, and taxonomy chart.
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) - Species account describes the physical appearance, song, distribution, diet, and ecology of this bird.
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) - Photo plus brief facts about behavior, song, and range.
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) - Photo, sound file, and facts about this bird's habitat, diet, and physical traits.
Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) - Photo of this species taken in Florida.

Caprimulgiformes - The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution (except Antarctica). They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal.
Great Potoo - The Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) is a bird, both the largest potoo species and the largest member of the order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies). It occurs in tropical America.
Oilbird - The Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), also known as Guácharo, is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars and usually placed with these in the order Caprimulgiformes. It is sufficiently distinctive to be placed in a family (Steatornithidae) and suborder (Steatornithes) of its own; more recent research indicates that it should even be considered a distinct order (which does not yet have a valid taxonomic name).
True owl - True owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy unites the Caprimulgiformes with the owl order; here, the typical owls are a subfamily Striginae.