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Order: Caprimulgiformes

[edit] Description

Nightjars, Frogmouths, Potoos, and the Oilbird. All species in this grouping as it is currently defined are active at night (nocturnal).

[edit] Taxonomy

Caprimulgiformes is an order in the class Aves.

Recent results show that as currently defined, Caprimulgiformes is not a natural entity, as the order Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds) belongs within the order of Caprimulgiformes; the closest relative of the Apodiformes is the family Aegothelidae (the Owlet-nightjars). This creates a taxonomic problem for which there are three possible solutions:

• 1 Transfer Owlet-nightjars to Apodiformes,
• 2 Make a new overriding taxon that contains Apodiformes and Aegothelidae, OR
• 3 Embed Apodiformes within the nightjars (Caprimulgiformes)

Order Caprimulgiformes view • edit
	Family Aegothelidae view • edit Genus Aegotheles view • edit A. insignis Feline Owlet-Nightjar A. tatei Spangled Owlet-Nightjar A. crinifrons Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar A. wallacii Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar A. archboldi Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar A. albertisi Mountain Owlet-Nightjar A. savesi New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar A. bennettii Barred Owlet-Nightjar A. cristatus Australian Owlet-Nightjar
	Family Podargidae view • edit Genus Podargus view • edit P. strigoides Tawny Frogmouth P. ocellatus Marbled Frogmouth P. papuensis Papuan Frogmouth Genus Batrachostomus view • edit B. auritus Large Frogmouth B. harterti Dulit Frogmouth B. septimus Philippine Frogmouth B. stellatus Gould's Frogmouth B. moniliger Sri Lanka Frogmouth B. hodgsoni Hodgson's Frogmouth B. poliolophus Short-tailed Frogmouth B. javensis Javan Frogmouth B. cornutus Sunda Frogmouth
	Family Caprimulgidae view • edit Genus Lurocalis view • edit L. semitorquatus Short-tailed Nighthawk L. rufiventris Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Genus Chordeiles view • edit C. pusillus Least Nighthawk C. rupestris Sand-colored Nighthawk C. acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk C. minor Common Nighthawk C. gundlachii Antillean Nighthawk Genus Nyctiprogne view • edit N. leucopyga Band-tailed Nighthawk N. vielliardi Bahian Nighthawk Genus Eurostopodus view • edit E. argus Spotted Nightjar E. mystacalis White-throated Nightjar E. diabolicus Satanic Nightjar E. papuensis Papuan Nightjar E. archboldi Archbold's Nightjar E. temminckii Malaysian Eared-Nightjar E. macrotis Great Eared-Nightjar Genus Podager view • edit P. nacunda Nacunda Nighthawk Genus Nyctidromus view • edit N. albicollis Pauraque Genus Phalaenoptilus view • edit P. nuttallii Common Poorwill Genus Siphonorhis view • edit S. americana Jamaican Poorwill S. brewsteri Least Poorwill Genus Nyctiphrynus view • edit N. mcleodii Eared Poorwill N. yucatanicus Yucatan Poorwill N. ocellatus Ocellated Poorwill N. rosenbergi Choco Poorwill Genus Caprimulgus view • edit C. carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow C. rufus Rufous Nightjar C. cubanensis Greater Antillean Nightjar C. salvini Tawny-collared Nightjar C. badius Yucatan Nightjar C. sericocaudatus Silky-tailed Nightjar C. ridgwayi Buff-collared Nightjar C. vociferus Whip-poor-will C. noctitherus Puerto Rican Nightjar C. saturatus Dusky Nightjar C. longirostris Band-winged Nightjar C. cayennensis White-tailed Nightjar C. candicans White-winged Nightjar C. maculicaudus Spot-tailed Nightjar C. parvulus Little Nightjar C. anthonyi Scrub Nightjar C. maculosus Cayenne Nightjar C. nigrescens Blackish Nightjar C. whitelyi Roraiman Nightjar C. binotatus Brown Nightjar C. ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar C. hirundinaceus Pygmy Nightjar C. indicus Grey Nightjar C. europaeus Eurasian Nightjar C. fraenatus Sombre Nightjar C. rufigena Rufous-cheeked Nightjar C. aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar C. nubicus Nubian Nightjar C. mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar C. centralasicus Vaurie's Nightjar C. eximius Golden Nightjar C. macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar C. meesi Mees's Nightjar C. atripennis Jerdon's Nightjar C. manillensis Philippine Nightjar C. celebensis Sulawesi Nightjar C. donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar C. nigriscapularis Black-shouldered Nightjar C. pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar C. poliocephalus Abyssinian Nightjar C. ruwenzorii Montane Nightjar C. asiaticus Indian Nightjar C. madagascariensis Madagascar Nightjar C. natalensis Swamp Nightjar C. inornatus Plain Nightjar C. stellatus Star-spotted Nightjar C. solala Nechisar Nightjar C. affinis Savanna Nightjar C. tristigma Freckled Nightjar C. concretus Bonaparte's Nightjar C. pulchellus Salvadori's Nightjar C. prigoginei Itombwe Nightjar C. enarratus Collared Nightjar C. batesi Bates's Nightjar C. climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar C. clarus Slender-tailed Nightjar C. fossii Square-tailed Nightjar Genus Macrodipteryx view • edit M. vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar M. longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar Genus Hydropsalis view • edit H. climacocerca Ladder-tailed Nightjar H. torquata Scissor-tailed Nightjar Genus Uropsalis view • edit U. segmentata Swallow-tailed Nightjar U. lyra Lyre-tailed Nightjar Genus Macropsalis view • edit M. forcipata Long-trained Nightjar Genus Eleothreptus view • edit E. anomalus Sickle-winged Nightjar
	Family Nyctibiidae view • edit Genus Nyctibius view • edit N. grandis Great Potoo N. aethereus Long-tailed Potoo N. griseus Common Potoo N. jamaicensis Northern Potoo N. maculosus Andean Potoo N. leucopterus White-winged Potoo N. bracteatus Rufous Potoo
	Family Steatornithidae view • edit Genus Steatornis view • edit S. caripensis Oilbird

[edit] References

1. Abstract of a paper describing the phylogeny of Caprimulgiformes and Apodiformes: Michael J. Braun and Christopher J. Huddleston (in print 2009). A molecular phylogenetic survey of caprimulgiform nightbirds illustrates the utility of non-coding sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution