Kirukanjia
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Virukanjia au mbarawaji ni ndege wa familia Caprimulgidae. Spishi nyingine zina majina kama gawa, mpasuasanda, pwaju, upapasa na rushana. Rangi yao ni kahawia au kijivu na madoa na michirizi meupe. Kuwaona ni kugumu, kwa sababu huruka usiku. Kwa kawaida watu huisikia sauti yao tu, lakini huonekana mara nyingi kwenye mwanga wa taa za mbele za gari. Huendelea kukaa chini hadi ya wakati wa mwisho kabla ya kupuruka; hii ni asili ya jina lao. Hukamata wadudu wa usiku wakiruka, kama nondo na kumbikumbi, lakini spishi kadhaa hula ndege wadogo pia. Jike huyataga mayai mawili chini.
[hariri] Spishi za Afrika
- Caprimulgus aegyptius, Kirukanjia wa Misri (Egyptian Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus batesi, Kirukanjia wa Bates (Bates's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus binotatus, Kirukanjia Madoa-mawili (Brown Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus clarus, Kirukanjia Mkia-mwembamba (Slender-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus climacurus, Kirukanjia Mkia-mrefu (Long-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus donaldsoni, Kirukanjia Mwekundu (Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus enarratus, Kirukanjia Mkufu (Collared Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus europaeus, Kirukanjia wa Ulaya (European Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus eximius, Kirukanjia Dhahabu (Golden Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus fossii, Kirukanjia Kijivucheusi (Square-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus fraenatus, Kirukanjia Kahawia au Upapasa (Sombre Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus inornatus, Kirukanjia Bilachoro (Plain Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus madagascariensis, Kirukanjia wa Madagaska (Madagascar Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus natalensis, Kirukanjia Mkia-mweupe (Swamp Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus nigriscapularis, Kirukanjia Mabega-meusi (Black-shouldered Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus nubicus, Kirukanjia Nubi (Nubian Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus pectoralis, Kirukanjia Shingo-madoa (Fiery-necked Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus poliocephalus, Kirukanjia-milima (Montane Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus prigoginei, Kirukanjia wa Itombwe (Itombwe Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus ruficollis, Kirukanjia Shingo-nyekundu (Red-necked Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus rufigena, Kirukanjia Shavu-jekundu (Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus ruwenzorii, Kirukanjia wa Ruwenzori (Ruwenzori Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus solala, Kirukanjia wa Nechisar (Nechisar Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus stellatus, Kirukanjia Madoa-nyota (Star-spotted Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus tristigma, Kirukanjia Madoa (Freckled Nightjar)
- Macrodipteryx longipennis, Kirukanjia Manyoya-mawili au Rushana (Standard-winged Nightjar)
- Macrodipteryx vexillarius, Kirukanjia Kalamu-mbili au Rushana Bawa-mraba (Pennant-winged Nightjar)
[hariri] Spishi za mabara mengine
- Caprimulgus affinis (Savanna Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus andamanicus (Andaman Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus anthonyi (Scrub Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus asiaticus (Indian Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus atripennis (Jerdon's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus badius (Yucatan Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus candicans (White-winged Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus carolinensis (Chuck-will's-widow)
- Caprimulgus cayennensis (White-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus celebensis (Sulawesi Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus centralasicus (Vaurie's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus concretus (Bonaparte's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus cubanensis (Greater Antillean Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus ekmani (Hispaniolan Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus hirundinaceus (Pygmy Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus indicus (Grey Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus longirostris (Band-winged Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus macrurus (Large-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus maculicaudus (Spot-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus maculosus (Cayenne Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus mahrattensis (Sykes's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus manillensis (Philippine Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus meesi (Mees's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus nigrescens (Blackish Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus noctitherus (Puerto Rican Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus parvulus (Little Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus pulchellus (Salvadori's Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus ridgwayi (Buff-collared Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus rufus (Rufous Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus salvini (Tawny-collared Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus saturatus (Dusky Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus sericocaudatus (Silky-tailed Nightjar)
- Caprimulgus vociferus (Whip-poor-will)
- Caprimulgus whitelyi (Roraiman Nightjar)
- Chordeiles acutipennis (Lesser Nighthawk)
- Chordeiles gundlachii (Antillean Nighthawk)
- Chordeiles minor (Common Nighthawk)
- Chordeiles pusillus (Least Nighthawk)
- Chordeiles rupestris (Sand-coloured Nighthawk)
- Eleothreptus anomalus (Sickle-winged Nightjar)
- Eleothreptus candicans (White-winged Nightjar)
- Hydropsalis climacocerca (Ladder-tailed Nightjar)
- Hydropsalis torquata (Scissor-tailed Nightjar)
- Lurocalis rufiventris (Rufous-bellied Nighthawk)
- Lurocalis semitorquatus (Short-tailed Nighthawk)
- Macropsalis creagra (Long-trained Nightjar)
- Nyctidromus albicollis (Pauraque)
- Nyctiphrynus mcleodii (Eared Poorwill)
- Nyctiphrynus ocellatus (Ocellated Poorwill)
- Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi (Chocó Poorwill)
- Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus (Yucatan Poorwill)
- Nyctiprogne leucopyga (Band-tailed Nighthawk)
- Nyctiprogne vielliardi (Plain-tailed Nighthawk)
- Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (Common Poorwill)
- Podager nacunda (Nacunda Nighthawk)
- Siphonorhis americana (Jamaican Pauraque)
- Siphonorhis brewsteri (Least Pauraque or Least Poorwill)
- Uropsalis lyra (Lyre-tailed Nightjar)
- Uropsalis segmentata (Swallow-tailed Nightjar)