Caprimulginae

Translingual

Etymology

Caprimulgus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Caprimulginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – typical nightjars.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Caprimulgus (some 40–50 species, including the European nightjar) - type genus; Nyctidromus (pauraque); Phalaenoptilus (common poorwill); Siphonorhis; Nyctiphrynus; Gactornis (collared nightjar); Antrostomus; Macrodipteryx (long-primaried nightjars); Hydropsalis; Uropsalis; Macropsalis (long-trained nightjar); Eleothreptus (sickle-winged nightjar) - genera

Coordinate terms

(subfamily): Chordeilinae (nighthawks), Eurostopodinae (eared nightjars) - subfamiles in Caprimulgidae

References

Caprimulginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caprimulginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caprimulginae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.