List of nocturnal birds explained

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

• Book: Dunn . Jon L. . Alderfer . Jonathan . Barbara . Levitt . National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. fifth. 2006 . National Geographic Society . Washington D.C. . 978-0-7922-5314-3. 256–265 . Owls .

Notes and References

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