ADW: Caprimulgus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Caprimulgiformes (nightbirds)
        
        Family Caprimulgidae (nightjars, nighthawks, and relatives)
        
        Genus Caprimulgus (nightjars)
        
        Species Caprimulgus aegyptius (Egyptian nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus affinis (savanna nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus anthonyi (scrub nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus asiaticus (Indian nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus atripennis (Jerdon's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus badius (Yucatan nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus batesi (Bates's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus candicans (white-winged nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus carolinensis (Chuck-will's widow)
        
        Species Caprimulgus cayennensis (white-tailed nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus celebensis (Sulawesi nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus centralasicus (Vaurie's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus clarus (slender-tailed nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus climacurus (long-tailed nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus concretus (Bonaparte's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus cubanensis (greater Antillean nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus donaldsoni (Donaldson-Smith's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus enarratus (collared nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus eximius (golden nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus fossii (Mozambique nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus fraenatus (sombre nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus hirundinaceus (pygmy nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus indicus (grey nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus inornatus (plain nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus longirostris (band-winged nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus macrurus (large-tailed nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus maculicaudus (spot-tailed nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus maculosus (cayenne nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus madagascariensis (Madagascan nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus mahrattensis (Sykes's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus manillensis (Philippine nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus natalensis (swamp nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus nigrescens (blackish nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus nigriscapularis (black-shouldered nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus noctitherus (Puerto Rican nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus nubicus (Nubian nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus parvulus (little nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus pectoralis (fiery-necked nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus poliocephalus (Abyssinian nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus prigoginei (Itombwe nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus pulchellus (Salvadori's nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus ridgwayi (buff-collared nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus ruficollis (red-necked nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus rufigena (rufous-cheeked nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus rufus (rufous nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus ruwenzorii (montane nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus salvini (tawny-collared nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus saturatus (dusky nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus sericocaudatus (silky-tailed nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus solala (Nechisar nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus stellatus (star-spotted nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus tristigma (freckled nightjar)
        
        Species Caprimulgus vociferus (whip-poor-will)
        
        Species Caprimulgus whitelyi (Roraiman nightjar)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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