The world's most endangered nightjars, nighthawks, frogmouths, and potoos
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's nightjars, nighthawks, frogmouths, and potoos
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles savesi | Enigmatic Owlet-Nightjar, New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar, New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar | CR | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Siphonorhis americana | Jamaican Paraque, Jamaican Pauraque, Jamaican Poorwill | CR | unknown |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus noctitherus | Puerto Rican Nightjar, Puerto Rican Whip-poor-will | EN | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus prigoginei | Itombwe Nightjar, Prigogine's Nightjar | EN | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eleothreptus candicans | White-winged Nightjar | EN | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus concretus | Bonaparte's Nightjar, Sunda Nightjar | VU | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus solala | Nechisar Nightjar | VU | unknown |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus diabolicus | Satanic Eared-Nightjar, Satanic Nightjar, Sulawesi Eared-nightjar | VU | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus auritus | Large Frogmouth | NT | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus harterti | Dulit Frogmouth | NT | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus mixtus | Bornean Frogmouth | NT | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus poliolophus | Short-tailed Frogmouth | NT | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus stellatus | Gould's Frogmouth | NT | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus pulchellus | Salvadori's Nightjar | NT | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eleothreptus anomalus | Sickle-winged Nightjar | NT | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi | Choco Poorwill, Chocó Poorwill | NT | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctiprogne vielliardi | Bahian Nighthawk, Plain-tailed Nighthawk | NT | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Rigidipenna inexpectata | Solomon Islands Frogmouth | NT | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Siphonorhis brewsteri | Least Pauraque, Least Poorwill | NT | decreasing |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles albertisi | Mountain Owlet-nightjar, Mountain Owlet-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles archboldi | Archbold's Owlet-nightjar, Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles bennettii | Barred Owlet-nightjar, Barred Owlet-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles crinifrons | Long-whiskered Owlet-nightjar, Long-whiskered Owlet-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles cristatus | Australian Owlet-nightjar, Australian Owlet-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles insignis | Feline Owlet-nightjar | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus affinis | Blyth's Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus cornutus | Sunda Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus hodgsoni | Hodgson's Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus javensis | Javan Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus moniliger | Ceylon Frogmouth, Sri Lanka Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Batrachostomus septimus | Philippine Frogmouth | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus aegyptius | Egyptian Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus affinis | Savanna Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus anthonyi | Anthony's Nightjar, Scrub Nightjar | LC | increasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus arizonae | Mexican Whip-poor-will | LC | unknown |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus asiaticus | Indian Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus atripennis | Jerdon's Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus badius | Yucatan Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus batesi | Bates's Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus binotatus | Brown Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus carolinensis | Chuck-will's-widow | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus cayennensis | White-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus celebensis | Sulawesi Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus clarus | Slender-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus climacurus | Long-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus cubanensis | Cuban Nightjar, Greater Antillean Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus ekmani | Hispaniola Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus enarratus | Collared Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus europaeus | Eurasian Nightjar, European Nightjar, Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus eximius | Golden Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus fossii | Gaboon Nightjar, Square-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus fraenatus | Dusky Nightjar, Sombre Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus heterurus | Todd's Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus hirundinaceus | Pygmy Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus indicus | Gray Nightjar, Grey Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus inornatus | Plain Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus longirostris | Band-winged Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus macrurus | Large-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus maculicaudus | Spot-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | Madagascar Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus mahrattensis | Sykes's Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus manillensis | Philippine Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus meesi | Mees's Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus natalensis | Natal Nightjar, Swamp Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus nigrescens | Blackish Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus nigriscapularis | Black-shouldered Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus nubicus | Nubian Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus parvulus | Little Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus pectoralis | Fiery-necked Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | Montane Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus ridgwayi | Buff-collared Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus ruficollis | Red-necked Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus rufigena | Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus rufus | Rufous Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus ruwenzorii | Ruwenzori Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus salvini | Tawny-collared Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus saturatus | Dusky Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus sericocaudatus | Silky-tailed Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus stellatus | Star-spotted Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus tristigma | Freckled Nightjar, Freckled Rock Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus vociferus | Eastern Whip-poor-will | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus whitelyi | Roraiman Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Chordeiles acutipennis | Lesser Nighthawk | LC | increasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Chordeiles gundlachii | Antillean Nighthawk | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Chordeiles nacunda | Nacunda Nighthawk | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Chordeiles pusillus | Least Nighthawk | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Chordeiles rupestris | Sand-colored Nighthawk, Sand-coloured Nighthawk | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus archboldi | Cloud-forest Nightjar, Mountain Eared-nightjar, Mountain Eared-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus argus | Spotted Eared-nightjar, Spotted Eared-Nightjar, Spotted Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus macrotis | Great Eared-nightjar, Great Eared Nightjar, Great Eared-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus mystacalis | White-throated Eared-nightjar, White-throated Eared-Nightjar, White-throated Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus papuensis | Papuan Eared-nightjar, Papuan Eared-Nightjar, Papuan Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Eurostopodus temminckii | Malaysian Eared-nightjar, Malaysian Eared Nightjar, Malaysian Eared-Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Hydropsalis climacocerca | Ladder-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Hydropsalis torquata | Scissor-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Lurocalis rufiventris | Rufous-bellied Nighthawk | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Lurocalis semitorquatus | Short-tailed Nighthawk | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Macrodipteryx longipennis | Standard-winged Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Macrodipteryx vexillarius | Pennant-winged Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Macropsalis forcipata | Long-trained Nightjar | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius aethereus | Long-tailed Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius bracteatus | Rufous Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius grandis | Great Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius griseus | Common Potoo, Grey Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius jamaicensis | Common Potoo, Northern Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius leucopterus | White-winged Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| NYCTIBIIDAE | Nyctibius maculosus | Andean Potoo | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctidromus albicollis | Common Pauraque, Pauraque | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctiphrynus mcleodii | Eared Poorwill | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctiphrynus ocellatus | Ocellated Poorwill | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus | Yucatan Poorwill | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctiprogne leucopyga | Band-tailed Nighthawk | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | LC | increasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Podargus ocellatus | Marbled Frogmouth | LC | decreasing |
| PODARGIDAE | Podargus papuensis | Papuan Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| PODARGIDAE | Podargus strigoides | Tawny Frogmouth | LC | stable |
| STEATORNITHIDAE | Steatornis caripensis | Oilbird | LC | decreasing |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Uropsalis lyra | Lyre-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Uropsalis segmentata | Swallow-tailed Nightjar | LC | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles tatei | Starry Owlet-nightjar | DD | stable |
| AEGOTHELIDAE | Aegotheles wallacii | Wallace's Owlet-nightjar, Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar | DD | unknown |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus centralasicus | Vaurie's Nightjar | DD | unknown |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Caprimulgus maculosus | Cayenne Nightjar | DD | unknown |
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birds-nightjars chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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