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Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177959

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Macrodipteryx Swainson, 1837
	Common Name(s):	Nightjars [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2018

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Caprimulgiformes
	Family	Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
	Genus	Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758 – Nightjars
		Direct Children:
	Species	Caprimulgus aegyptius M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823 – Egyptian Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus affinis Horsfield, 1821 – Savanna Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus andamanicus Hume, 1873 – Andaman Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham, 1790 – Indian Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon, 1845 – Jerdon's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus batesi Sharpe, 1906 – Bates's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus celebensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 – Sulawesi Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie, 1960 – Vaurie's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, 1892 – Slender-tailed Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus climacurus Vieillot, 1824 – Long-tailed Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus concretus Bonaparte, 1850 – Bonaparte's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 – Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 – European Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus eximius Temminck, 1826 – Golden Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus fossii Hartlaub, 1857 – Square-tailed Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus fraenatus Salvadori, 1884 – Sombre Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790 – Jungle Nightjar, Grey Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869 – Plain Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus jotaka Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 – Grey Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus longipennis Shaw, 1796 – Standard-winged Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821 – Large-tailed Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin, 1840 – Madagascar Nightjar, Madagascan Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, 1832 – Sykes's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus manillensis Walden, 1875 – Philippine Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus meesi Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004 – Mees's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus natalensis A. Smith, 1845 – Swamp Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Reichenow, 1893 – Black-shouldered Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus nubicus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823 – Nubian Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus pectoralis Cuvier, 1816 – Fiery-necked Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus phalaena Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872 – Palau Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus poliocephalus Rüppell, 1840 – Montane Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus prigoginei Louette, 1990 – Prigogine's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus pulchellus Salvadori, 1879 – Salvadori's Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus ruficollis Temminck, 1820 – Red-necked Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus rufigena A. Smith, 1845 – Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus solala Ash Safford, Telfer Duckworth & Zewdie, 1995 – Nechisar Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus stellatus Blundell & Lovat, 1899 – Star-spotted Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840 – Freckled Nightjar
	Species	Caprimulgus vexillarius (Gould, 1838) – Pennant-winged Nightjar

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
	Notes:	PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
	Reference for:	Caprimulgus

	Expert:	Richard C. Banks
	Notes:	Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
	Reference for:	Caprimulgus

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	IOC World Bird List (v 8.2), website (version 8.2), website (version 8.2)
	Acquired:	2018
	Notes:	Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2018. IOC World Bird List (v 8.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 26 Jun, 2018]
	Reference for:	Caprimulgus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Caprimulgus

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2018.02.01, website (version 01-Feb-18)
	Acquired:	2018
	Notes:	"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Caprimulgus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Caprimulgus

Geographic Information


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Comments


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