Nyctipolus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nyctipolus
(Hydropsalis nigrescens) or (Nyctipolus nigrescens) - Blackish Nightjar.jpg
Blackish nightjar ( Nyctipolus nigrescens)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Caprimulginae
Genus: Nyctipolus
(Ridgway, 1912)
Species

2, see text

Nyctipolus[1] is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following two species, both of which were formerly assigned to the genus Caprimulgus.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nightjars". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
Retrieved from ""