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Common poorwill, the Glossary

The common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars.^[1]

37 relations: Adriaan Joseph van Rossem, Ancient Greek, Arizona, Baja California, Basionym, Beetle, Binomial nomenclature, Bird, Bird migration, Cheyenne River, Chuckwalla Mountains, Donald Ryder Dickey, Eastern whip-poor-will, Edmund Jaeger, Fort Pierre, South Dakota, Genus, Grasshopper, Hibernation, Hopi, Hopi language, Insect, John James Audubon, Joseph Grinnell, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Meriwether Lewis, Missouri River, Moth, Nightjar, Owl, Robert Ridgway, Robert Thomas Moore, South Dakota, Species description, Subspecies, Thomas Nuttall, Torpor, 1946 in science.
Caprimulginae
Native birds of the Plains-Midwest (United States)
Taxa named by John James Audubon

Adriaan Joseph van Rossem

Adriaan Joseph van Rossem (December 17, 1892 in Chicago – September 4, 1949) was an American ornithologist of Dutch ancestry.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Baja California

Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.

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In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses.

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Beetle

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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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.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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Cheyenne River

The Cheyenne River (Wakpá Wašté; "Good River"), also written Chyone, referring to the Cheyenne people who once lived there, is a tributary of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota.

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Chuckwalla Mountains

The Chuckwalla Mountains are a mountain range in the transition zone between the Colorado Desert—Sonoran Desert and the Mojave Desert, climatically and vegetationally, in Riverside County of southern California.

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Donald Ryder Dickey

Donald Ryder Dickey (1887–1932) was an American ornithologist, mammalogist, and nature photographer.

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Eastern whip-poor-will

The eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus; also called "whip-o-will", "whip o' will", etc.) is a medium-sized bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America.

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Edmund Jaeger

Edmund Carroll Jaeger, D.Sc., (January 28, 1887 – August 2, 1983) was an American biologist known for his works on desert ecology.

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Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Fort Pierre is a city in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States.

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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.

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Grasshopper

Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera.

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Hibernation

Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species.

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Hopi

The Hopi are Native Americans who primarily live in northeastern Arizona.

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Hopi language

Hopi (Hopi: Hopílavayi) is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Hopi people (a Puebloan group) of northeastern Arizona, United States.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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John James Audubon

John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist.

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Joseph Grinnell

Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase.

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Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.

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Missouri River

The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.

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Moth

Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies.

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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.

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Owl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

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Robert Ridgway

Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics.

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Robert Thomas Moore

Robert Thomas ("R. T.") Moore (June 24, 1882 – October 30, 1958) was an American businessman, ornithologist, philanthropist, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Species description

A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Thomas Nuttall

Thomas Nuttall (5 January 1786 – 10 September 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841.

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Torpor

Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually marked by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate.

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1946 in science

The year 1946 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_poorwill

Also known as Central Plateau Poorwill, Common Poor-will, Common poorwills, Desert Poorwill, Dusky Poorwill, Frosted Poorwill, Huey Poorwill, Northern Poorwill, Nuttall's Poorwill, Phalaenoptilus, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, Poor-Will, San Ignacio Poorwill, Sonora Poorwill.

Common poorwill, the Glossary

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See also

Caprimulginae

Native birds of the Plains-Midwest (United States)

Taxa named by John James Audubon

References