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Caprimulgi

Osteichthyes - Caprimulgiformes

Taxonomy
Caprimulgi was named by Ridgway (1888). It is extant.

It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Gadow (1898); and to Caprimulgiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1956), Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Subtaxa
Steatornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Caprimulgi Ridgway
1898Caprimulgi Gadow p. 36
1933Caprimulgi Lambrecht p. 619
1956Caprimulgi Wetmore p. 89
2007Caprimulgi Livezey and Zusi p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
suborderCaprimulgiRidgway 1888
suborderCaprimulgiRidgway 1888

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.

Subor. Caprimulgi Ridgway 1888
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Fm. Steatornithidae Bonaparte 1842 [oilbird]
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G. Steatornis Humboldt 1817
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Steatornis caripensis Humboldt 1817 [oilbird]
Invalid names: Preficinae Olson 1987 [empty], Steatornithinae Olson 1987 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available