Nightjars and their Allies The Caprimulgiformes

by Holyoak, D. T.; Woodcock, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780198549871
• ISBN10: 0198549873
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Nightjars and their allies are a curious, fascinating, and remarkably varied group of birds that are found throughout the world. This largely nocturnal group has many specific adaptations for night time activity and some species have unique associations with bats. Until now, the existing literature has lacked information about their biology or evolution. This book rectifies these omissions in a comprehensive account. The 118 species accounts provide details of coloration, plumage, moults, geographical variation, body measurements, habitats, behavior, conservation, and evolution and are backed up by a comprehensive bibliography. The more general, introductory chapters review evidence about the group's evolutionary ancestry and place birds' distributions, behavior and physiology in an evolutionary context. The 23 superb plates by Martin Woodcock illustrate all the species, with behavior and subtle variations depicted by delicate half-tone drawings.

Author Biography

David Holyoak is a professional bioiogist based in Cornwall.

Table of Contents

List of colour plates	xi
List of abbreviations	xiii
Plan of the book	xv
Topographical diagrams	xxi
PART I General chapters
Introduction to the Caprimulgiformes	3	(14)
Evolution and classification	17	(12)
Speciation and biogeography	29	(15)
Habitats, migration, and hibernation	44	(11)
Food and feeding ecology	55	(11)
Nocturnal signalling	66	(11)
Breeding biology	77	(12)
Moult	89	(592)
PART II Species accounts
Caprimulgiformes	95	(586)
Steatornithidae	95	(1)
Genus Steatornis	95	(1)
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis	95	(7)
Podargidae	102	(1)
Genus Podargus	103	(1)
Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus	104	(9)
Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis	113	(7)
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides	120	(9)
Genus Batrachostomus	129	(3)
Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus	132	(3)
Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti	135	(2)
Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus	137	(3)
Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus	140	(4)
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger	144	(4)
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni	148	(4)
Short-tailed Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus	152	(3)
Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis	155	(7)
Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus	162	(5)
Nyctibiidae	167	(1)
Genus Nyctibius	168	(1)
Rufous Potoo Nyctibius bracteatus	169	(2)
White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus	171	(3)
Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus	174	(2)
Grey Potoo Nyctibius griseus	176	(7)
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis	183	(6)
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus	189	(3)
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis	192	(6)
Aegothelidae	198	(1)
Genus Aegotheles	198	(3)
Feline Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles insignis	201	(4)
Spangled Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles tatei	205	(1)
Moluccan Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles crinifrons	206	(2)
Wallace's Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles wallacii	208	(3)
Archbold's Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles archboldi	211	(2)
Mountain Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles albertisi	213	(5)
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles savesi	218	(2)
Barred Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles bennettii	220	(4)
Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus	224	(8)
Caprimulgidae	232	(1)
Subfamily Chordeilinae	232	(1)
Genus Lurocalis	233	(1)
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus	234	(6)
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris	240	(2)
Genus Chordeiles	242	(1)
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus	243	(5)
Bahian Nighthawk Chordeiles vielliardi	248	(2)
Sand-coloured Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris	250	(4)
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis	254	(11)
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor	265	(15)
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	280	(5)
Genus Nyctiprogne	285	(1)
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga	285	(5)
Genus Eurostopodus	290	(2)
Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus	292	(6)
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis	298	(6)
Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis	304	(3)
Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi	307	(3)
Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus	310	(2)
Malaysian Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii	312	(4)
Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis	316	(7)
Genus Veles	323	(1)
Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus	323	(3)
Subfamily Caprimulginae	326	(1)
Genus Podager	326	(1)
Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda	327	(5)
Genus Nyctidromus	332	(1)
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis	332	(11)
Genus Phalaenoptilus	343	(1)
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	343	(9)
Genus Siphonorhis	352	(1)
Jamaican Poorwill Siphonorhis americana	352	(3)
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	355	(3)
Genus Nyctiphrynus	358	(1)
Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii	359	(4)
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus	363	(3)
Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus	366	(4)
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	370	(2)
Genus Caprimulgus	372	(9)
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis	381	(9)
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus	390	(7)
Greater Antillean Nightjar Caprimulgus cubanensis	397	(5)
Tawny-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus salvini	402	(3)
Yucatan Nightjar Caprimulgus badius	405	(2)
Silky-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus sericocaudatus	407	(3)
Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayi	410	(4)
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus	414	(9)
Puerto Rican Nightjar Caprimulgus noctitherus	423	(3)
Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus saturatus	426	(3)
Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris	429	(8)
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis	437	(7)
White-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus candicans	444	(4)
Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus	448	(5)
Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus	453	(5)
Scrub Nightjar Caprimulgus anthonyi	458	(3)
Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus	461	(2)
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens	463	(5)
Roraiman Nightjar Caprimulgus whitelyi	468	(2)
Pygmy Nightjar Caprimulgus hirundinaceus	470	(2)
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	472	(7)
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus	479	(9)
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	488	(15)
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena	503	(4)
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	507	(7)
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis	514	(4)
Vaurie's Nightjar Caprimulgus centralasicus	518	(1)
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus	519	(6)
Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius	525	(3)
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus	528	(14)
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis	542	(3)
Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis	545	(3)
Sulawesi Nightjar Caprimulgus celebensis	548	(3)
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni	551	(2)
Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis	553	(4)
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	557	(7)
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	564	(3)
Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii	567	(4)
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	571	(3)
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	574	(6)
Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis	580	(4)
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis	584	(4)
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus	588	(5)
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus	593	(3)
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis	596	(10)
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma	606	(7)
Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus	613	(2)
Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus	615	(3)
Collared Nightjar Caprimulgus enarratus	618	(3)
Bates's Nightjar Caprimulgus batesi	621	(3)
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus	624	(5)
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus	629	(4)
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii	633	(6)
Itombwe Nightjar Caprimulgus prigoginei	639	(1)
Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala	640	(2)
Genus Macrodipteryx	642	(1)
Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis	642	(6)
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius	648	(6)
Genus Hydropsalis	654	(1)
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca	655	(5)
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata	660	(5)
Genus Macropsalis	665	(1)
Swallow-tailed Nightjar Macropsalis segmentata	666	(3)
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Macropsalis Iyra	669	(4)
Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata	673	(3)
Genus Eleothreptus	676	(1)
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus	677	(4)
Glossary	681	(5)
Bibliography	686	(65)
Index	751