The Black-shouldered nightjar (Caprimulgus nigriscapularis), is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.