Nightjar (redirect from Caprimulgidae)
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae /ˌkæprɪˈmʌldʒɪdiː/ and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long...
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nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in southwest India and in parts of Southeast Asia. This...
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nightbirds, is a clade of birds that includes the living families and orders Caprimulgidae (nightjars, nighthawks and allies), Nyctibiidae (potoos), Steatornithidae...
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nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, native to the western hemisphere. The term "nighthawk", first recorded...
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medium-sized (22–27 cm or 8.7–10.6 in) bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its...
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Nyctidromus is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are widely distributed in Central and South America. The genus Nyctidromus...
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Chordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species: The genus name Chordeiles is from Ancient...
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Sulawesi has a high degree of endemism in its bird species. Sulawesi supports twelve endemic bird genera. Penelopides exarhatus (Sulawesi hornbill) - VU...
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nightjars are sometimes considered a subfamily Eurostopodinae of the Caprimulgidae but some studies have them as a sister group, while others treat them...
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nightjars are a nocturnal bird subfamily within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae. They are medium-size with long wings, short legs, and very short bills...
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Lyncornis is a genus of eared nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. The genus Lyncornis was introduced in 1838 by the English ornithologist John Gould...
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crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization...
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nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Southeast Asia on the islands of Timor, Rote and Wetar...
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camouflage coloring to blend in with their environment. The family Caprimulgidae, also known as nightjars, consists of over 70 insectivorous birds which...
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nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia...
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nightjar belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes, and the nightjar family Caprimulgidae, falling within the genus Eurostopodus along with six other birds. Though...
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Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Genus: Caprimulgus Species: C. asiaticus Binomial name Caprimulgus asiaticus...
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poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta...
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Lurocalis is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are found in Central and South America. The genus Lurocalis was introduced in...
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(IOC) recognizes these 98 species of nightjars and allies in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are distributed among 20 genera, a few of which have only...
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(Antrostomus carolinensis) is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is mostly found in the southeastern United States (with disjunct...
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nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which is found mostly in Africa south of the equator, though it has...
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Indonesia has more endemic birds than any other country. Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest...
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Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Genus: Caprimulgus Species: C. prigoginei Binomial name Caprimulgus...
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nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname...
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Nyctipolus is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following two species, both of which were formerly assigned to the genus...
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Uropsalis is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species: v t e...
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This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds list, May 2002 update, with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds...
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(Eurostopodus exul) is a poorly known species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It has silvery-grey plumage with dark...
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Scolopacidae, Jacanidae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Cuculidae, Strigidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae, Alcedinidae, Bucerotidae, Ramphastidae, Picidae, Campephagidae...
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