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Caprimulginae, the Glossary

The Caprimulginae or typical nightjars are a nocturnal bird subfamily within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae.^[1]

25 relations: Antrostomus, Bird, Brown nightjar, Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Collared nightjar, Common poorwill, Eleothreptus, European nightjar, Eurostopodus, Hydropsalis, Long-trained nightjar, Lurocalis, Lyncornis, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Nightjar, Nocturnality, Nyctidromus, Nyctiphrynus, Nyctipolus, Nyctiprogne, Setopagis, Siphonorhis, Systellura, Uropsalis.

Antrostomus

Antrostomus is a genus of nightjars formerly included in the genus Caprimulgus.

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Brown nightjar

The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Caprimulgus

Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills.

See Caprimulginae and Caprimulgus

Chordeiles

Chordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Collared nightjar

The collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Common poorwill

The common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars.

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Eleothreptus

Eleothreptus is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae.

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European nightjar

The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic to Mongolia and Northwestern China.

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Eurostopodus

Eurostopodus is a genus of eared nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Hydropsalis

Hydropsalis is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Long-trained nightjar

The long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Lurocalis

Lurocalis is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Lyncornis

Lyncornis is a genus of eared nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Nicholas Aylward Vigors

Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician.

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Nightjar

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills.

See Caprimulginae and Nightjar