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The genus Lurocalis contains the chestnut-banded nighthawk (Lurocalis nattereri), the Rufous-bellied nighthawk (Lurocalis rufiventris), and the short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus). [4] There is only one species in the monotypic genus Nyctiprogne which is the band-tailed nighthawk ( Nyctiprogne leucopyga ), a small bird ...
The genus name Chordeiles is from Ancient Greek khoreia, a dance with music, and deile, "evening". The specific minor is Latin for "smaller". [7] The term "nighthawk", first recorded in the King James Bible version of 1611, was originally a local name in England for the European nightjar.
Common nighthawk: Chordeiles minor (Forster, JR, 1771) 15 Antillean nighthawk: Chordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1857: 16 Short-tailed nighthawk: Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 17 Rufous-bellied nighthawk: Lurocalis rufiventris Taczanowski, 1884: 18 Band-tailed nighthawk: Nyctiprogne leucopyga (Spix, 1825) 19 Plain-tailed nighthawk
Genus Gactornis – collared nightjar; Genus Nyctipolus (2 species) Genus Nyctidromus (2 species) Genus Hydropsalis (4 species) Genus Siphonorhis (2 species) Genus Nyctiphrynus (4 species) Genus Phalaenoptilus – common poorwill; Genus Antrostomus (12 species) Genus Caprimulgus (40 species, including the European nightjar) Genus Setopagis (4 ...
The rufous-bellied nighthawk (L. rufiventris) was formerly treated as a subspecies of short-tailed nighthawk, and the two of them are the only members of genus Lurocalis. [9] [10] Illustration by David William Mitchell from George Robert Gray's Genera of Birds 1844–1849
Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: ... Chordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the family Caprimulgidae.
Lesser nighthawks belong to the Chordeiles genus which contains 6 other species of nighthawk such as the common nighthawk, Antillean nighthawk, and sand-coloured nighthawk. The classification of nightjars are constantly being changed and renewed in attempt to group species with their closest relation. [6]
The genus Lurocalis was introduced in 1851 by the American ornithologist John Cassin. [1] The type species was designated as Caprimulgus nattereri Temminck, 1822, by George Robert Gray in 1855. This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of the short-tailed nighthawk.