Caprimulgus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caprimulgiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae Ordo: Caprimulgiformes

Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamilia: Caprimulginae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species (40): C. aegyptius – C. affinis – C. andamanicus – C. asiaticus – C. atripennis – C. batesi – C. celebensis – C. centralasicus – C. clarus – C. climacurus – C. concretus – C. donaldsoni – C. europaeus – C. eximius – C. fossii – C. fraenatus – C. indicus – C. inornatus – C. jotaka – C. longipennis – C. macrurus – C. madagascariensis – C. mahrattensis – C. manillensis – C. meesi – C. natalensis – C. nubicus – C. pectoralis – C. phalaena – C. poliocephalus – C. prigoginei – C. pulchellus – C. ritae – C. ruficollis – C. rufigena – C. ruwenzorii – C. solala – C. stellatus – C. tristigma – C. vexillarius

Formerly included in Caprimulgus, now transferred to other genera: C. badius – C. candicans – C. carolinensis – C. cubanensis – C. ekmani – C. enarratus – C. hirundinaceus – C. longirostris – C. maculosus – C. nigrescens – C. noctitherus – C. parvulus – C. ridgwayi – C. rufus – C. salvini – C. saturatus – C. sericocaudatus – C. vociferus – C. whitelyi

Name

Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758

Type species: Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
- Fixation: Linnean tautonymy

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 193 BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: سبد
Deutsch: Ziegenmelker
English: Nightjars
Esperanto: Kaprimulgoj
español: Chotacabras
日本語: ヨタカ属
русский: Козодои
中文: 夜鹰属