Nyctipolus
Genus of birds
Nyctipolus | |
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Blackish nightjar ( Nyctipolus nigrescens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Subfamily: | Caprimulginae |
Genus: | Nyctipolus Ridgway, 1912 |
Species | |
2, see text |
Nyctipolus[1] is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following two species, both of which were formerly assigned to the genus Caprimulgus.
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Nyctipolus nigrescens | Blackish nightjar | Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. | |
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus | Pygmy nightjar | Brazil. |
References
- ^ "Nightjars". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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