夜鹰属（学名Caprimulgus）在动物分类学上是夜鹰目夜鹰科中的一个属，是中等体型的夜行鸟类，广泛分布在世界各地。

夜鹰属鸟在地面上筑巢，主要活动于深夜与凌晨，以飞蛾和其他大型飞行昆虫为食。温带地区的鸟类为候鸟，在热带越冬。

常见的夜鹰属鸟类有：

Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. The name is derived from the Latin for goatsucker, based on the ancient, but mistaken, belief that the European nightjar would suck milk from goats.