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Caprimulgiformes (nightjar)
Taxonomy
Caprimulgiformes was named by Ridgway (1881). It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Caprimulgiformes by Mayr (2005); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Cypselomorphae by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Cypselomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Strisores by Mayr (2022).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Caprimulgiformes by Mayr (2005); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Cypselomorphae by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Cypselomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Strisores by Mayr (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Caprimulgiformes Ridgway |
| 1960 | Caprimulgiformes Wetmore p. 29 |
| 1988 | Caprimulgiformes Carroll |
| 2005 | Caprimulgiformes Mayr p. 319 |
| 2007 | Caprimulgiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2014 | Caprimulgiformes del Hoyo et al. |
| 2022 | Caprimulgiformes Mayr p. 100 figs. Fig. 6.5 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Caprimulgiformes Ridgway 1881 [nightjar]
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Fm. Aegothelidae Bonaparte 1853 [owlet-nightjar]
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G. Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Aegotheles cristatus Shaw 1790 [Australian owlet-nightjar]
†Aegotheles novaezealandiae Scarlett 1968 [New Zealand owlet-nightjar]
Aegotheles savesi Layard and Layard 1881 [New Caledonian owlet-nightjar]
Invalid names: Megaegotheles Scarlett 1968 [synonym]
Fm. Apodidae Hartert 1897 [swift]
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G. Aerodramus Oberholser 1906
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Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 [mossy-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak 1974 [Atiu swiftlet]
Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped swiftlet]
Aerodramus vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform swiftlet]
Subfm. Apodinae Hartert 1897
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G. Apus Scopoli 1777
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Apus apus Linnaeus 1758 [common swift]
Apus balstoni Bartlett 1880 [Madagascar swift]
Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 [alpine swift]
Apus pallidus Shelley 1870 [pallid swift]
†Apus wetmorei Ballmann 1976
Invalid names: Cypselus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Chaetura Stephens 1826
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†Chaetura baconica Jánossy 1977
Chaetura pelagica Linnaeus 1758 [chimney swift]
G. Collocalia Gray 1840
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†Collocalia buday Boles 2001
Collocalia esculenta Linnaeus 1758 [glossy swiftlet]
†Collocalia incerta Milne-Edwards 1871
Collocalia troglodytes Gray 1845 [pygmy swiftlet]
G. †Procypseloides Harrison 1984
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†Procypseloides ignotus Paris 1912
†Procypseloides mourerchauvireae Mlíkovský 1989
Invalid names: Cypselinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Cypseloidinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Subor. Caprimulgi Ridgway 1888
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Fm. Steatornithidae Bonaparte 1842 [oilbird]
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Invalid names: Preficinae Olson 1987 [empty], Steatornithinae Olson 1987 [empty]
Fm. Caprimulgidae Vigors 1825
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G. †Archaeotrogon Milne-Edward 1891
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†Archaeotrogon caluxyensis Gaillard 1908
†Archaeotrogon nocturnus Mlikovsky 2002
†Archaeotrogon venustus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Archaeotrogon zitteli Gaillard 1908
Subfm. Caprimulginae Vigors 1825
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G. Antrostomus Bonaparte 1838
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Antrostomus carolinensis Gmelin 1789 [Chuck-will's-widow]
Antrostomus noctitherus Wetmore 1919 [Puerto Rican nightjar]
Antrostomus vociferus Wilson 1812 [Eastern whip-poor-will]
G. Caprimulgus Linnaeus 1758 [nightjar]
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Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein 1823 [Egyptian nightjar]
Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian nightjar]
Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin 1840 [Madagascar nightjar]
†Caprimulgus piurensis Campbell 1979 [nightjar]
G. Chordeiles Swainson 1832
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Chordeiles acutipennis Hermann 1783 [lesser nighthawk]
Chordeiles minor Forster 1771 [common nighthawk]
G. Eurostopodus Gould 1838
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Eurostopodus exul Mayr 1941 [New Caledonian nightjar]
Eurostopodus mystacalis Temminck 1826 [white-throated nightjar]
G. Siphonorhis Sclater 1861
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Siphonorhis americana Linnaeus 1758 [Jamaican pauraque]
Siphonorhis brewsteri Chapman 1917 [least pauraque]
Invalid names: Microsiphonorhis Chapman 1917 [synonym]
Fm. Hemiprocnidae Oberholser 1906
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G. Hemiprocne Nitzsch 1829
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Hemiprocne comata Temminck 1824 [Whiskered treeswift]
Invalid names: Macropteryx Swainson 1831 [synonym]
Fm. Nyctibiidae Chenu and des Murs 1851
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G. Nyctibius Vieillot 1816
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Nyctibius aethereus Wied 1820 [Long-tailed potoo]
Nyctibius grandis Gmelin 1789 [Great potoo]
Nyctibius griseus Gmelin 1789 [Common potoo]
Nyctibius jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 [Northern potoo]
Fm. Podargidae Gray 1847 [frogmouth]
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G. Batrachostomus Gould 1838 [frogmouths]
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Batrachostomus auritus Gray 1829 [Large frogmouth]
Batrachostomus septimus Tweeddale 1877 [Philippine frogmouth]
G. Podargus Vieillot 1818
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Podargus ocellatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Marbled frogmouth]
Podargus papuensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Papuan frogmouth]
Podargus strigoides Latham 1801 [Tawny frogmouth]
Fm. Trochilidae Vigors 1825 [hummingbird]
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G. Chlorostilbon Gould 1853
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Chlorostilbon ricordii Gervais 1835 [Cuban emerald]
Chlorostilbon swainsonii Lesson 1829 [Hispaniolan emerald]
Subfm. Phaethornithinae Jardine 1833
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G. Glaucis Boie 1831 [hermit]
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Glaucis aeneus Lawrence 1867 [Bronzy hermit]
Glaucis dohrnii Bourcier and Mulsant 1852 [Hook-billed hermit]
Glaucis hirsutus Gmelin 1788 [Rufous-breasted hermit]
Subfm. Trochilinae Jardine 1833
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Tr. Trochilini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Amazilia Lesson 1843 [hummingbird]
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Amazilia tzacatl de la Llave 1833 [Rufous-tailed hummingbird]
Invalid names: Florisuginae Jardine 1833 [empty], Lesbiinae Dickinson and Remsen 2013 [empty], Ornismya Lesson 1828 [nomen nudum], Patagoninae Pascual 1987 [empty], Polytminae Dickinson and Remsen 2013 [empty]
Invalid names: Aegotheli Sibley 1988 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available