page_title: List of birds of Nicaragua
section_title: Nightjars and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Nicaragua / Nightjars and allies
caption_attribution_description: Lesser Nighthawk at La Ensenada, Costa Rica, 080222. Chordelies acutipennis.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua included a total of 776 species as of December 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of the species, 134 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. None are endemic.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, the species on this list are considered to occur regularly in Nicaragua as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The tags and notes of population status are from Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Nicaragua
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Nicaragua as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae
  Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.
  Short-tailed nighthawk, Lurocalis semitorquatus
  Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis
  Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
  Common pauraque, Nyctidromus albicollis
  Ocellated poorwill, Nyctiphrynus ocellatus (A)
  Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis (near-threatened)
  Rufous nightjar, Antrostomus rufus (A)
  Buff-collared nightjar, Antrostomus ridgwayi (A)
  Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus (near-threatened)
  Mexican whip-poor-will, Antrostomus arizonae (A)
  Spot-tailed nightjar, Hydropsalis maculicaudus (A)
caption: Lesser nighthawk
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