Caprimulgidae
Translingual
Etymology
Caprimulgus + -idae
Proper noun
Caprimulgidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Caprimulgiformes – the nightjars.
Hypernyms
- (family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Caprimulgiformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Eleothreptus, Eurostopodus, Hydropsalis, Lurocalis, Macrodipteryx, Macropsalis, Nyctidromus, Nyctiphrynus, Nyctiprogne, Phalaenoptilus, Podager, Siphonorhis, Uropsalis - genera
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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