Taxonomy Profile: Caprimulgus (Linnaeus 1758)

Caprimulgus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Macrodipteryx
Swainson 1837
Common Name(s):
Nightjars []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Caprimulgus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Family : Caprimulgidae
Nightjars |
Genus : Caprimulgus
Nightjars |
Caprimulgus Direct Children(s):
Caprimulgus indicus
(Latham 1790)
Caprimulgus ruficollis
(Temminck 1820)
Caprimulgus europaeus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Caprimulgus fraenatus
(Salvadori 1884)
Caprimulgus rufigena
(A Smith 1845)
Caprimulgus aegyptius
(M H K Lichtenstein 1823)
Caprimulgus nubicus
(M H K Lichtenstein 1823)
Caprimulgus eximius
(Temminck 1826)
Caprimulgus macrurus
(Horsfield 1821)
Caprimulgus atripennis
(Jerdon 1845)
Caprimulgus celebensis
(Ogilvie-Grant 1894)
Caprimulgus donaldsoni
(Sharpe 1895)
Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
(Reichenow 1893)
Caprimulgus pectoralis
(Cuvier 1816)
Caprimulgus prigoginei
(Louette 1990)
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
(Rüppell 1840)
Caprimulgus asiaticus
(Latham 1790)
Caprimulgus natalensis
(A Smith 1845)
Caprimulgus inornatus
(Heuglin 1869)
Caprimulgus stellatus
(Blundell & Lovat 1899)
Caprimulgus affinis
(Horsfield 1821)
Caprimulgus tristigma
(Rüppell 1840)
Caprimulgus concretus
(Bonaparte 1850)
Caprimulgus pulchellus
(Salvadori 1879)
Caprimulgus batesi
(Sharpe 1906)
Caprimulgus climacurus
(Vieillot 1824)
Caprimulgus clarus
(Reichenow 1892)
Caprimulgus fossii
(Hartlaub 1857)
Caprimulgus meesi
(Sangster & Rozendaal 2004)
Caprimulgus solala
(Ash Safford Telfer Duckworth & Zewdie 1995)
Caprimulgus jotaka
(Temminck & Schlegel 1845)
Caprimulgus phalaena
(Hartlaub & Finsch 1872)
Caprimulgus: 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
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Caprimulgus
Source:
IOC World Bird List (v 8.2), website (version 8.2)
Acquired:
2018-06-26
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:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2018.02.01
Acquired:
2018-02-01
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 (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
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
Caprimulgus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caprimulgus: Comments