Family Nyctibiidae Chenu and des Murs 1851 (nightjar)
Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Nyctibiidae
Parent taxon: Caprimulgiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2005, Mayr 2005 and Mourer-Chauviré 1989
Sister taxa: Aegotheli, Aegothelidae, Apodidae, Caprimulgi, Caprimulgidae, Hemiprocnidae, Podargidae, Trochilidae
Subtaxa: Nyctibius
Ecology: volant insectivore
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