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
Barn owl, Tyto alba
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
Kakapo, Strigops Habroptila
