Caprimulgus, the Glossary
Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills.[1]
Table of Contents
52 relations: Afro-Eurasia, Andaman nightjar, Australasia, Bates's nightjar, Bird, Bird migration, Bonaparte's nightjar, Carl Linnaeus, Chirruping nightjar, Donaldson Smith's nightjar, Egyptian nightjar, European nightjar, Fiery-necked nightjar, Freckled nightjar, Genus, Golden nightjar, Grey nightjar, Indian nightjar, Jerdon's nightjar, Jungle nightjar, Large-tailed nightjar, Latin, Long-tailed nightjar, Madagascar nightjar, Mees's nightjar, Montane nightjar, Natural History (Pliny), Nechisar nightjar, Nightjar, Nocturnality, Nubian nightjar, Palau nightjar, Pennant-winged nightjar, Philippine nightjar, Plain nightjar, Pliny the Elder, Prigogine's nightjar, Red-necked nightjar, Rufous-cheeked nightjar, Salvadori's nightjar, Savanna nightjar, Slender-tailed nightjar, Sombre nightjar, Square-tailed nightjar, Standard-winged nightjar, Star-spotted nightjar, Sulawesi nightjar, Swamp nightjar, Sykes's nightjar, Systema Naturae, ... Expand index (2 more) »
Afro-Eurasia
Afro-Eurasia (also Afroeurasia and Eurafrasia) is a landmass comprising the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Andaman nightjar
The Andaman nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus) is a species of nightjar found in the Andaman Islands.
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Australasia
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand, and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Bates's nightjar
Bates's nightjar (Caprimulgus batesi) or the forest nightjar, is a bird species of the family Caprimulgidae, found in the rainforests of western Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Bird
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.
Bird migration
Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.
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Bonaparte's nightjar
Bonaparte's nightjar (Caprimulgus concretus), also known as the Sunda nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
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Chirruping nightjar
The chirruping nightjar or kayumanggi nightjar (Caprimulgus griseatus) is a species of nightjar found in Philippines.
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Donaldson Smith's nightjar
Donaldson Smith's nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Egyptian nightjar
The Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa and winters in tropical Africa.
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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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Fiery-necked nightjar
The fiery-necked 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 been spotted in a few countries north of the equator.
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Freckled nightjar
The freckled nightjar or freckled rock nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Golden nightjar
The golden nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Grey nightjar
The grey nightjar or gray nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a species of nightjar found in East Asia.
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Indian nightjar
The Indian nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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Jerdon's nightjar
Jerdon's nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) is a medium-sized nightjar species native to southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Jungle nightjar
The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a species of nightjar found in the Indian Subcontinent.
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Large-tailed nightjar
The large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Long-tailed nightjar
The long-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Madagascar nightjar
The Madagascar nightjar or Madagascan nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Mees's nightjar
Mees's nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) is a member of the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae) described as new to science in 2004.
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Montane nightjar
The montane nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus), mountain nightjar or Abyssinian nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Natural History (Pliny)
The Natural History (Naturalis Historia) is a Latin work by Pliny the Elder.
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Nechisar nightjar
The Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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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.
Nocturnality
Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.
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Nubian nightjar
The Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Palau nightjar
The Palau nightjar (Caprimulgus phalaena) is a species of nightjar endemic to Palau.
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Pennant-winged nightjar
The pennant-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) is a species of nightjar that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa.
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Philippine nightjar
The Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Plain nightjar
The plain nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 AD 79), called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian.
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Prigogine's nightjar
Prigogine's nightjar (Caprimulgus prigoginei) or the Itombwe nightjar, is a bird species of tropical central Africa.
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Red-necked nightjar
The red-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe.
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Rufous-cheeked nightjar
The rufous-cheeked nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Salvadori's nightjar
Salvadori's nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Savanna nightjar
The savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis), also known as allied nightjar or Franklin's nightjar, is a species of nightjar found in South and Southeast Asia.
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Slender-tailed nightjar
The slender-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus clarus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Sombre nightjar
The sombre nightjar or dusky nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Square-tailed nightjar
The square-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae which is native to tropical and subtropical woodlands of the Afrotropics.
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Standard-winged nightjar
The standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family.
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Star-spotted nightjar
The star-spotted nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Sulawesi nightjar
The Sulawesi nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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Swamp nightjar
The swamp nightjar or Natal nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family found in Africa.
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Sykes's nightjar
The Sykes's nightjar, Sykes' nightjar, Sind nightjar or Sindh nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia.
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Systema Naturae
(originally in Latin written with the ligature æ) is one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy.
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Type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).
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10th edition of Systema Naturae
The 10th edition of Systema Naturae (Latin; the English title is A General System of Nature) is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprimulgus
Also known as Stenopsis.