Steatornithidae
Sign in to saveSteatornithidae is a family of birds comprising a single extant species, the oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) and the extinct genus Euronyctibius.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Steatornithiformes
- Image
- Oilbirds.jpg
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- Steatornithidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Steatornithidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Steatornithidae
- taxon common name
- アブラヨタカ科
- taxon range
- Brazil
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Steatornithidae is a family of birds comprising a single extant species, the oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) and the extinct genus Euronyctibius.
Steatornithidae is currently considered the only member of the order Steatornithiformes, however, in the past, it was classified in the order Caprimulgiformes, along with all other members of the clade Strisores. Prior to the Hackett et al. phylogeny most taxonomies circumscribed Caprimulgiformes as a paraphyletic comprising the nocturnal strisoreans.
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