Phalaenoptilus Ridgway 1880 (nightjar)

Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae

Parent taxon: Caprimulgidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Archaeotrogon, Caprimulginae, Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Euronyctibius, Eurostopodus, Siphonorhis, Ventivorus

Subtaxa: Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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