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Caprimulgidae

Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Caprimulgidae Vigors
1933Caprimulgidae Lambrecht p. 620
1956Caprimulgidae Wetmore p. 89
1988Caprimulgidae Carroll
2005Caprimulgidae Mayr p. 318
2007Caprimulgidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2014Caprimulgidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Caprimulgidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyCaprimulgidaeVigors 1825
familyCaprimulgidaeVigors 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Caprimulgidae Vigors 1825
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G. †Archaeotrogon Milne-Edward 1891
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Archaeotrogon caluxyensis Gaillard 1908
Archaeotrogon nocturnus Mlikovsky 2002
Archaeotrogon venustus Milne-Edwards 1867
Archaeotrogon zitteli Gaillard 1908
Subfm. Caprimulginae Vigors 1825
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G. Antrostomus Bonaparte 1838
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Antrostomus carolinensis Gmelin 1789 [Chuck-will's-widow]
Antrostomus noctitherus Wetmore 1919 [Puerto Rican nightjar]
Antrostomus vociferus Wilson 1812 [Eastern whip-poor-will]
G. Gactornis Han 2010
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Gactornis enarratus Gray 1871 [Collared nightjar]
G. Caprimulgus Linnaeus 1758 [nightjar]
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Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein 1823 [Egyptian nightjar]
Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian nightjar]
Caprimulgus piurensis Campbell 1979 [nightjar]
G. Chordeiles Swainson 1832
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Chordeiles acutipennis Hermann 1783 [lesser nighthawk]
Chordeiles minor Forster 1771 [common nighthawk]
G. †Euronyctibius Mourer-Chauviré 1989
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Euronyctibius kurochkini Mourer-Chauviré 1989
G. Eurostopodus Gould 1838
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Eurostopodus exul Mayr 1941 [New Caledonian nightjar]
Eurostopodus mystacalis Temminck 1826 [white-throated nightjar]
G. Phalaenoptilus Ridgway 1880
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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Audubon 1844 [common poorwill]
G. Siphonorhis Sclater 1861
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Siphonorhis americana Linnaeus 1758 [Jamaican pauraque]
Siphonorhis brewsteri Chapman 1917 [least pauraque]
Invalid names: Microsiphonorhis Chapman 1917 [synonym]
G. †Ventivorus Mourer-Chauviré 1988
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Ventivorus ragei Mourer-Chauviré 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:16:35
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:16:35
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Terborgh et al. 1990

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Caprimulgidae indet. (15595)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Ventivorus ragei (12840)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Euronyctibius kurochkini (183665)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Archaeotrogon venustus (12850)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Archaeotrogon zitteli (184215)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Caprimulgus sp. (22074)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Siracusa) Caprimulgus europaeus (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Caprimulgus sp. (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Caprimulgus europaeus (192951)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Caprimulgus sp. (21877)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Peru Caprimulgus piurensis, Chordeiles acutipennis (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (71670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Caprimulgus sp. (194696)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Caprimulgus mystacalis (194980)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, Chordeiles minor (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Chordeiles minor (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Caprimulgidae indet. (194588) Chordeiles sp. (144649)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0USA (Utah) Chordeiles minor (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Caprimulgidae indet. (93374)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Dominican Republic Siphonorhis brewsteri (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Siphonorhis brewsteri (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Eurostopodus exul (193986 193987)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Siphonorhis americana (194073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Siphonorhis brewsteri (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Finland Caprimulgus europaeus (209146)