Nyctipolus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamilia: Caprimulginae
Genus: Nyctipolus
Species: N. hirundinaceus – N. nigrescens
Name
[edit]Nyctipolus Ridgway, 1912
- Typus: Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1847 = Nyctipolus nigrescens
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Ridgway, R. 1912. Diagnoses of some new Genera of American Birds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 25: 97-101. Washington. BHL Reference page. Original description p. 98 BHL
Additional references
[edit]- Han, K.-L., Robbins, M.B., Braun, M.J. 2010. A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 443-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.023 ResearchGate Reference page.
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