Siphonorhis

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Siphonorhis
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Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Caprimulginae
Genus: Siphonorhis
P.L. Sclater, 1861
Species

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Siphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae.

It contains the following species:

  • Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana), possibly extinct
  • Least pauraque or least poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri), native to Hispaniola
  • Cuban pauraque (†Siphonorhis daiquiri), known only from fossil material
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