List of nocturnal 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]
• 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

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.

This page was last edited on 22 November 2023, at 03:36