Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers

  1. RARE (Annual or probably annual in small numbers; most such species occur at the  perimeter of Alaska, in season; a few are scarce residents)
  2. CASUAL (Not annual; these species are beyond the periphery of annual range, but recur in Alaska at irregular intervals, usually in seasonal and regional patterns)
  3. ACCIDENTAL (One or two Alaska records)
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis (3)
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor (1)
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus (3)
Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus (3)

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Last updated: August 16, 2007