Caprimulgus
Taxonavigation
Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamilia: Caprimulginae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species (38):
C. aegyptius – C. affinis – C. andamanicus – C. asiaticus – C. atripennis – C. batesi – C. celebensis – C. clarus – C. climacurus – C. concretus – C. donaldsoni – C. europaeus – C. eximius – C. fossii – C. fraenatus – C. indicus – C. inornatus – C. jotaka – C. longipennis – C. macrurus – C. madagascariensis – C. mahrattensis – C. manillensis – C. meesi – C. natalensis – C. nubicus – C. pectoralis – C. phalaena – C. poliocephalus – C. prigoginei – C. pulchellus – C. ritae – C. ruficollis – C. rufigena – C. solala – C. stellatus – C. tristigma – C. vexillarius
Formerly included in Caprimulgus, now transferred to other genera:
C. badius –
C. candicans –
C. carolinensis – C. cubanensis – C. ekmani – C. enarratus – C. hirundinaceus – C. longirostris – C. maculosus – C. nigrescens – C. noctitherus – C. parvulus – C. ridgwayi – C. rufus – C. salvini – C. saturatus – C. sericocaudatus – C. vociferus – C. whitelyi
Name
Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758
- Type species: Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
- Fixation: Linnean tautonymy
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 193 BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Jackson, H.D. 2014. The taxonomic status of Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Ogilvie-Grant, 1909, and Benguela Nightjar C. koesteri Neumann, 1931. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 134(1): 62–69 BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Ziegenmelker
English: Nightjars
Esperanto: Kaprimulgoj
español: Chotacabras
日本語: ヨタカ属
русский: Козодои
中文: 夜鹰属
