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

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Jamaica (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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