Caprimulgidae

Translingual

Etymology

Caprimulgus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Caprimulgidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caprimulgiformes – the nightjars.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Eleothreptus, Eurostopodus, Hydropsalis, Lurocalis, Macrodipteryx, Macropsalis, Nyctidromus, Nyctiphrynus, Nyctiprogne, Phalaenoptilus, Podager, Siphonorhis, Uropsalis - genera

References

Caprimulgidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caprimulgidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caprimulgidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

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