Subfamily Caprimulginae Vigors 1825 (nightjar)
Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae
Parent taxon: Caprimulgidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
See also Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Archaeotrogon, Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Euronyctibius, Eurostopodus, Phalaenoptilus, Siphonorhis, Ventivorus
Subtaxa: Antrostomus Gactornis
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caprimulginae in the database