Nyctipolus
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| Blackish nightjar ( Nyctipolus nigrescens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprimulginae |
| Genus: | Nyctipolus (Ridgway, 1912) |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Nyctipolus[1] is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following two species, both of which were formerly assigned to the genus Caprimulgus.
- Blackish nightjar, Nyctipolus nigrescens
- Pygmy nightjar, Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
References
- ^ "Nightjars". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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