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Nyctibius
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Nyctibius is a genus of potoos, nocturnal birds in the family Nyctibiidae.
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Nyctibius is a genus of birds within the family Nyctibiidae. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. The genus is placed in the order Nyctibiiformes by some classifications, while others assign it to the order Caprimulgiformes. The taxon was described by Vieillot in 1816 and currently holds an accepted status.
The primary range for this genus is Brazil. However, records from institutions including LSUMZ, CLO, and UNICAMP indicate occurrences in Bolivia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. A total of 157,793 occurrences have been documented for the genus.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderNyctibiiformes
- FamilyNyctibiidae
林鸱科（学名：Nyctibiidae）是夜鹰目下的一个单型科，现存7种，分布于拉丁美洲地区。善于伪装，其羽毛颜色与树干相似，因此常在树上采取抬头直立的姿势，伪装成树干，捕食昆虫和小鸟。 长尾林鸱（Nyctibius aethereus） 棕林鸱（Nyctibius bracteatus） 大林鸱 （Nyctibius grandis） 普通林鸱（Nyctibius griseus） 北林枭（Nyctibius jamaicensis） 白翅林鸱（Nyctibius leucopterus） 安第斯林鸱（Nyctibius maculosus）
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Nyctibiidae
- Collections
- LSUMZ, CLO, UNICAMP
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Peru, Dominican Republic, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Distribution
- Taxonomy
- References
Nyctibius is a genus of potoos, nocturnal birds in the family Nyctibiidae.
== Etymology == The genus Nyctibius was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot to accommodate a single species, Comte de Buffon's "Le Grand Engoulevent de Cayenne", the great potoo, which thus becomes the type species. The genus name is from Ancient Greek nuktibios meaning "night-feeding", from nux night and bios "life".
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