List of nocturnal birds

"Nighttime birds" redirects here. For the album by The Gathering, see Nighttime Birds.

There are many birds that are active nocturnally. Some, like owls and nighthawks, are predominantly nocturnal whereas others do specific tasks, like migrating, nocturnally.

• North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli ^[1]
• Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax ^[1]
• Barn owl, Tyto alba ^[1]
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus ^[1]
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus ^[1]
• Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus ^[1]
• Barred owl, Strix varia ^[1]
• Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis ^[1]
• Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio ^[1]
• Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii ^[1]
• Whiskered screech-owl, Megascops trichopsis ^[1]
• Flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus ^[1]
• Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi ^[1]
• Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa ^[1]
• Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus ^[1]
• Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus ^[1]
• Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia ^[1]
• Powerful owl, Ninox strenua ^[2]
• Barking owl, Ninox connivens ^[2]
• Southern boobook, Ninox boobook ^[2]
• Tasmanian boobook, Ninox leucopsis ^[2]
• Rufous owl, Ninox rufa ^[2]
• Norfolk Island Boobook, Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata ^[2]
• Christmas Island Hawk-Owl, Ninox natalis ^[2]
• Eastern barn owl, Tyto alba delicatula ^[2]
• Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus ^[1]
• Marbled frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus ^[2]
• Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides ^[2]
• Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis ^[2]
• White-throated nightjar, Eurostopodus mystacalis ^[2]
• Spotted nightjar, Eurostopodus argus ^[2]
• Australasian Large-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii ^[2]
• Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus ^[2]
• Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis ^[3]
• Nightingale
• Nightjar

See also

• Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals.
• Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night.
• Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night.
• Matutinal, a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the pre-dawn hours or early morning.
• Vespertine (biology), a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the evening.
• Circadian rhythm
• Chronotype
• List of nocturnal animals

References

1. Dunn, J. L. & Alderfer, J. (2006)
2. "Nocturnal birds Identification booklet for owls, nightjars and owlet-nightjars of Australia" (PDF). BirdLife Australia.
3. "The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago B" (PDF).

References

• Dunn, Jon L.; Alderfer, Jonathan (2006). "Owls". In Levitt, Barbara (ed.). National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (fifth ed.). Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. pp. 256–265. ISBN   978-0-7922-5314-3.