• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Feel the intensity, not your equipment. Maximum image quality. Minimum weight. The new ZEISS SFL, up to 30% less weight than comparable competitors.

Category:Caprimulgus - BirdForum Opus

Category Discussion
View source History

Genus: Caprimulgus

Description

Almost 50 species of Nightjar; worldwide distribution.

Taxonomy

Caprimulgus is a genus in the family Caprimulgidae.
As formerly defined, this genus was not a natural entity, as new world members and old world members are not each others closests relatives. So new world members have been assigned to other genera (Antrostomus, Hydropsalis, Nyctidromus, Nyctipolus and Setopagis, Systellura).
Brown Nightjar and Collared Nightjar have been included in this genus.


Genus Caprimulgus view • edit
C. vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar
C. longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar
C. ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar
C. indicus Jungle Nightjar
C. jotaka Grey Nightjar
C. phalaena Palau Nightjar
C. europaeus European Nightjar
C. fraenatus Sombre Nightjar
C. rufigena Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
C. aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar
C. nubicus Nubian Nightjar
C. mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar
C. eximius Golden Nightjar
C. macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar
C. andamanicus Andaman Nightjar
C. meesi Mees's Nightjar
C. atripennis Jerdon's Nightjar
C. manillensis Philippine Nightjar
C. celebensis Sulawesi Nightjar
C. donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
C. pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar
C. poliocephalus Montane Nightjar
C. asiaticus Indian Nightjar
C. madagascariensis Madagascar Nightjar
C. natalensis Swamp Nightjar
C. inornatus Plain Nightjar
C. stellatus Star-spotted Nightjar
C. solala Nechisar Nightjar
C. affinis Savanna Nightjar
C. tristigma Freckled Nightjar
C. concretus Bonaparte's Nightjar
C. pulchellus Salvadori's Nightjar
C. prigoginei Prigogine's Nightjar
C. batesi Bates's Nightjar
C. climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar
C. clarus Slender-tailed Nightjar
C. fossii Square-tailed Nightjar

References

  1. SACC baseline read October 2009
  2. Kin-Lan Han MS thesis
  3. Birdforum thread discussing proposals to expand Hydropsalis
Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Caprimulgus&oldid=191730’
Back
Top