Hydropsalis
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Hydropsalis | |
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Scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Subfamily: | Caprimulginae |
Genus: | Hydropsalis Wagler, 1832 |
Hydropsalis[1] is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species:
- Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)
- Scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)
- Spot-tailed nightjar, (Hydropsalis maculicaudus)
- White-tailed nightjar, (Hydropsalis cayennensis)
References
- ^ "Nightjars". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-01.