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Chordeiles
Sign in to saveChordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
Species
Common Nighthawk
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCaprimulgiformes
- FamilyCaprimulgidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Collections
- USNM, UTEP, KU, LACM, CM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Bahamas, United States, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil
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- topic's main category
- Category:Chordeiles
- taxon range
- Brazil
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Chordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Chordeiles was introduced in 1832 by the English zoologist William Swainson with Caprimulgus virginianus Gmelin, JF, 1789, as the type species. This is a junior synonym of Camprimulgus minor Forster, JR, 1771, the common nighthawk. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek χορδή/khordē meaning "chord" and δείλη/deilē meaning "evening".
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