Chordeiles
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| Chordeiles | |
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| Chordeiles minor | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Chordeiles Swainson, 1832 |
Chordeiles is a genus of nighthawks in the Caprimulgidae family. It contains the following species:[1]
- Least Nighthawk, Chordeiles pusillus
- Sand-coloured Nighthawk, Chordeiles rupestris
- Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
- Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis
- Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii
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