Nyctipolus is a genus of nightjars in the Caprimulgidae family. It contains the following two species, both of which were formerly assigned to the genus Caprimulgus. \n* Blackish nightjar, Nyctipolus nigrescens \n* Pygmy nightjar, Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0