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200 species found for “nocturnal”

Nocturnal Curassow
Nothocrax urumutum
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Antillean Nighthawk
Chordeiles gundlachii
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
Sora
Porzana carolina
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Mountain Plover
Charadrius montanus
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Guadalupe Murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates homochroa
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
Black Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma melania
Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates microsoma
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Megascops trichopsis
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Great Gray Owl
Strix nebulosa
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
Green Parakeet
Psittacara holochlorus
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Powerful Goshawk
Accipiter efficax
Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk
Accipiter erythrauchen
Rufous-thighed Hawk
Accipiter erythronemius

Henst's Goshawk
Accipiter henstii

Variable Goshawk
Accipiter hiogaster

Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
Aquila corroyi
Aquila corroyi
Hypogaea Eagle
Aquila hypogaea
Lydekkeri Eagle
Aquila lydekkeri
Archaehierax Sylvestris
Archaehierax sylvestris
Arikarornis MacDonaldi
Arikarornis macdonaldi
Great Black Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus

Lesser Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus humilis

Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
New Guinea Eagle
Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Black Honey-buzzard
Henicopernis infuscatus
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis plumbeus

Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
Milvoides kempi
Milvoides kempi
Stock's Falcon
Miohierax stocki
Javan Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus bartelsi
Cuvier's Falcon
Palaeocircus cuvieri
Pengana robertbolesi
Pengana robertbolesi
Promilio epileus
Promilio epileus
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Malagasy Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus mahery

Long-tailed Hawk
Urotriorchis macrourus
Howard's Condor
Gymnogyps howardae
Howard's Vulture
Paracathartes howardae
Audax Vulture
Vultur audax
Golden Vulture
Vultur aureus
Brown Teal
Anas chlorotis
Sopor Duck
Anas soporata
White-winged Duck
Asarcornis scutulata
West Indian Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arborea
Ferruginous Duck
Fuligula nyroca
Spectacled Duck
Speculanas specularis
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
Talpanas lippa
Talpanas lippa
Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles affinis
Mountain Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles albertisi
Barred Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles bennettii
Moluccan Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles crinifrons
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
Feline Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles insignis
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles savesi
Starry Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles tatei
Wallace's Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles wallacii
New Zealand Owlet-nightjar
Megaegotheles novaezealandiae
Quipollornis koniberi
Quipollornis koniberi
Three-toed Swiftlet
Aerodramus papuensis
Atiu Swiftlet
Aerodramus sawtelli
Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
Volcano Swiftlet
Aerodramus vulcanorum
Whitehead's Swiftlet
Aerodramus whiteheadi
Salim Ali's Swift
Apus salimalii
Christmas Island Swiftlet
Collocalia natalis
Drab Swiftlet
Collocalia neglecta
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Great Dusky Swift
Cypseloides senex
Purple Needletail
Hirundapus celebensis

Philippine Spinetailed Swift
Mearnsia picina
Cypseloides ignotus
Cypseloides ignotus

Silver-rumped Needletail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Southern Brown Kiwi
Apteryx australis
Great Spotted Kiwi
Apteryx haastii
Apteryx littoralis
Apteryx littoralis
North Island Brown Kiwi
Apteryx mantelli
Little Spotted Kiwi
Apteryx owenii

Okarito Brown Kiwi
Apteryx rowi
Proapteryx micromeros
Proapteryx micromeros
Pseudapteryx gracilis
Pseudapteryx gracilis
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Plain-pouched Hornbill
Rhyticeros subruficollis
Yucatan Nightjar
Antrostomus badius
Greater Antillean Nightjar
Antrostomus cubanensis
Hispaniolan Nightjar
Antrostomus ekmani
Puerto Rican Nightjar
Antrostomus noctitherus
Buff-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus ridgwayi

Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Tawny-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus salvini
Dusky Nightjar
Antrostomus saturatus
Silky-tailed Nightjar
Antrostomus sericocaudatus
Asio fasciata
Asio fasciata
Asio spilogaster
Asio spilogaster
Caprimulgus aegypius
Caprimulgus aegypius
Egyptian Nightjar
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis
Andaman Nightjar
Caprimulgus andamanicus
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus

Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis
Bates's Nightjar
Caprimulgus batesi
Sulawesi Nightjar
Caprimulgus celebensis
Vaurie's Nightjar
Caprimulgus centralasicus
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus clarus
Long-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus climacurus
Bonaparte's Nightjar
Caprimulgus concretus
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Eurasian Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
Golden Nightjar
Caprimulgus eximius
Square-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus fossii

Sombre Nightjar
Caprimulgus fraenatus
Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus
Plain Nightjar
Caprimulgus inornatus

Gray Nightjar
Caprimulgus jotaka

Standard-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus longipennis
Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus
Madagascar Nightjar
Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Sykes's Nightjar
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Philippine Nightjar
Caprimulgus manillensis
Mees's Nightjar
Caprimulgus meesi
Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis

Black-shouldered Nightjar
Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
Spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus novaehollandiae
Nubian Nightjar
Caprimulgus nubicus

Fiery-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Palau Nightjar
Caprimulgus phalaena
Piura Nightjar
Caprimulgus piurensis
Abyssinian Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Itombwe Nightjar
Caprimulgus prigoginei
Salvadori's Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus
Red-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus ruficollis
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Caprimulgus rufigena
Nechisar Nightjar
Caprimulgus solala
Star-spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus stellatus
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
Pennant-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus vexillarius
Caprimulgus vittatus
Caprimulgus vittatus
Nacunda Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
Sickle-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus anomalus
White-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus candicans
Archbold's Nightjar
Eurostopodus archboldi
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus
Diabolical Nightjar
Eurostopodus diabolicus