List of nocturnal birds
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.