Phalaenoptilus Ridgway 1880 (nightjar)
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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
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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