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Caprimulgus (nightjar)
Taxonomy
Caprimulgus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was assigned to Caprimulginae by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Caprimulgidae by Campbell (1979), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Caprimulginae by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Caprimulgidae by Campbell (1979), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Caprimulgus Linnaeus |
| 1979 | Caprimulgus Campbell |
| 2002 | Caprimulgus Mlikovsky p. 201 |
| 2014 | Caprimulgus del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Caprimulgus Clements et al. |
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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.
G. Caprimulgus Linnaeus 1758 [nightjar]
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Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein 1823 [Egyptian nightjar]
Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian nightjar]
†Caprimulgus piurensis Campbell 1979 [nightjar]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Terborgh et al. 1990, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Congo-Kinshasa | Caprimulgus sp. (22074) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Caprimulgus europaeus (175900) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Papua New Guinea | Caprimulgus sp. (194696) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Egypt | Caprimulgus sp. (21877) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | Venezuela (Zulia) | Caprimulgus sp. (63515) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | Caprimulgus piurensis (71346) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Crete) | Caprimulgus europaeus (192951) | |
| Holocene | Finland | Caprimulgus europaeus (209146) |