Caprimulgidae

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caprimulgiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae Ordo: Caprimulgiformes

Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamiliae: Caprimulginae – Chordeilinae – Eurostopodinae

Overview of genera edit

Caprimulginae: Antrostomus – Caprimulgus – Eleothreptus – Hydropsalis – Macropsalis – Nyctidromus – Nyctiphrynus – Nyctipolus – Phalaenoptilus – Setopagis – Siphonorhis – Systellura – Uropsalis – Veles
Chordeilinae: Chordeiles – Lurocalis – Nyctiprogne
Eurostopodinae: Eurostopodus – Lyncornis
(unnamed subfamily): Gactornis

Name edit

Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825

Type genus: Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758

References edit

Primary references edit

Vigors, N.A. 1825. Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14(3): 395–517. BHL Reference page.

Additional references edit

Barrowclough, G., Groth, J.G., & Mertz, L.A. 2006. The RAG-1 exon in the avian order Caprimulgiformes: Phylogeny, heterozygosity, and base composition. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41: 238–248.
Larsen, C., Speed, M.P., Harvey, N. & Noyes, H.A. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of the nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) suggests extensive conservation of primitive morphological traits across multiple lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 789–796. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.10.005 ResearchGate Reference page.
Han, K.-L., Robbins, M.B., Braun, M.J. 2010. A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 443-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.023 ResearchGate Reference page.
Sigurðsson, S. & Cracraft, J. 2014. Deciphering the diversity and history of New World nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) using molecular phylogenetics. Zoological Journal Linnean Society 170(3): 506-545. DOI: 10.1111/zoj12109 Reference page.
Smith, P. 2017. The identity of Azara's No. 315 “Ibiyau de cola extraña” and No. 316 “Ibiyau anónimo” (Aves: Caprimulgidae). Zootaxa 4337(4): 595–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.4.10. Reference page.
Costa, T.V.V., van Els, P., Braun, M.J., Whitney, B.M., Cleere, N., Sigurðsson, S. & Silveira, L.F. 2023. Systematic revision and generic classification of a clade of New World nightjars (Caprimulgidae), with descriptions of new genera from South America. Avian Systematics 1(6): 55–99. PDF Reference page.

Vernacular names edit

беларуская: Леляковыя
dansk: Natravner
Deutsch: Nachtschwalben
English: Nightjar
Nordfriisk: Naachtswaalken
hrvatski: Legnji
հայերեն: Այծկիթներ
日本語: ヨタカ科
македонски: Козодои
Plattdüütsch: Dagslaipers, Siëgenmelkers
Nederlands: Nachtzwaluwen
Türkçe: Çobanaladatangiller

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