Nyctipolus
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| Nyctipolus | |
|---|---|
| File:(Hydropsalis nigrescens) or (Nyctipolus nigrescens) - Blackish Nightjar.jpg | |
| Blackish nightjar ( Nyctipolus nigrescens) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Nyctipolus Ridgway, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1849
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Nyctipolus is a genus of South American nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Nyctipolus was introduced in 1912 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1849, the blackish nightjar, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek νυκτιπολος/nuktipolos meaning "roaming by night".[3]
The genus contains the following two species.[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:(Hydropsalis nigrescens) or (Nyctipolus nigrescens) - Blackish Nightjar.jpg | Nyctipolus nigrescens | Blackish nightjar | Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
| File:Pygmy Nightjar (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus) (1) (cropped).JPG | Nyctipolus hirundinaceus | Pygmy nightjar | Brazil. |
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References
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