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Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825

101598  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101598)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Caprimulgiformes (Order)
  8. Caprimulgidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Antiurus Ridgway, 1912
  2. Genus Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Genus Chordeiles Swainson in Richardson, 1832
  4. Genus Eleothreptus Gray, 1840
  5. Genus Gactornis Han, Robbins & Braun, 2010
  6. Genus Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832
  7. Genus Lurocalis Cassin, 1851
  8. Genus Macrodipteryx Swainson, 1837
  9. Genus Macropsalis Sclater, 1866
  10. Genus Nyctidromus Gould, 1838
  11. Genus Nyctiphrynus Bonaparte, 1857
  12. Genus Nyctipolus Ridgway, 1912
  13. Genus Nyctiprogne Bonaparte, 1857
  14. Genus Phalaenoptilus Ridgway, 1880
  15. Genus Podager Wagler, 1832
  16. Genus Quechuavis van Els, Costa, Braun, Whitney, Cleere, Sigurðsson & Silveira, 2023
  17. Genus Setopagis Ridgway, 1912
  18. Genus Siphonorhis Sclater, 1861
  19. Genus Systellura Ridgway, 1912
  20. Genus Tepuiornis Costa, van Els, Braun, Whitney, Cleere, Sigurðsson & Silveira, 2023
  21. Genus Thermochalcis Richmond, 1915
  22. Genus Uropsalis Miller, 1915
  23. Genus Nyctiphrynus Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Nyctiphrynus Bonaparte, 1857 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  24. Genus Nyctiprogne Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Nyctiprogne Bonaparte, 1857 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  25. Genus Amplypterus Wiegmann, 1838 accepted as Eleothreptus Gray, 1840
  26. Genus Androstomus Cory, 1885 (Misspelling)
  27. Genus Chordediles Cabanis, 1847 accepted as Chordeiles Swainson in Richardson, 1832
  28. Genus Chordedilis Giebel, 1877 accepted as Chordeiles Swainson in Richardson, 1832
  29. Genus Chordeilus Gray, 1840 accepted as Chordeiles Swainson in Richardson, 1832
  30. Genus Chordiles Tschudi, 1846 accepted as Chordeiles Swainson in Richardson, 1832
  31. Genus Diplopsalis Sclater, 1866 accepted as Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832 (published as subgenus)
  32. Genus Eleothreptes Gray, 1847 accepted as Eleothreptus Gray, 1840
  33. Genus Heleothreptus Sclater, 1866 accepted as Eleothreptus Gray, 1840
  34. Genus Heliothreptus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Eleothreptus Gray, 1840
  35. Genus Hydropsalia Gray, 1840 accepted as Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832
  36. Genus Hydropsallis Reichenbach, 1850 accepted as Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832
  37. Genus Macrodypterus Antinori, 1864 (Misspelling)
  38. Genus Macrodypteryx Bonaparte, 1849 accepted as Macrodipteryx Swainson, 1837
  39. Genus Nictiphrynus accepted as Nyctiphrynus Bonaparte, 1857
  40. Genus Nyctydromus Gould, 1838 accepted as Nyctidromus Gould, 1838
  41. Genus Phalaenopterus Allen, 1907 accepted as Phalaenoptilus Ridgway, 1880
  42. Genus Pydropsalis Lesson, 1847 accepted as Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832
  43. Genus Pydrosalis Gray, 1869 accepted as Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832
  44. Genus Rossornis Mathews, 1918 accepted as Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758
  45. Genus Scotornis Swainson, 1837 (Misspelling)
  46. Genus Semeiophorus Gould, 1838 accepted as Macrodipteryx Swainson, 1837
  47. Genus Semiophorus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Macrodipteryx Swainson, 1837
  48. Genus Veles Bangs, 1918 accepted as Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Genus Antrostomus Bonaparte, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
  50. Genus Lyncornis Gould, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
  51. Genus Macrodipterus Swainson, 1836 (uncertain, unassessed)
  52. Genus Otophanes Brewster, 1888 (uncertain, unassessed)
  53. Genus Scortornis Swainson, 1837 (uncertain, unassessed)
  54. Genus Ventivorus Mourer-Chauvire, 1988 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  55. Genus Amblypterus Gould, 1838 accepted as Eleothreptus Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  56. Genus Stenopsis Cassin, 1851 accepted as Thermochalcis Richmond, 1915 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101598 on 2024-04-16
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2021-03-02 21:41:10Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Neognathae (Superorder) > Strigiformes (Order) > Caprimulgidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Nightjars. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Lutetian)-Holocene (?Recent). Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]
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