Caprimulgiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Caprimulgus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Caprimulgiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – nocturnal, insectivorous birds such as the nightjars.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Caprimulgidae (nightjars), Steatornithidae (oilbird), Podargidae (frogmouths), Nyctibiidae (potoos) - families
- Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars) - family included sensu lato (now in Apodiformes)

References

Caprimulgiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caprimulgiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caprimulgiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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