Caprimulgiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Caprimulgus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Caprimulgiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – nocturnal, insectivorous birds such as the nightjars.

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder

Hyponyms

• (order): Caprimulgidae (nightjars), Steatornithidae (oilbird), Podargidae (frogmouths), Nyctibiidae (potoos) - families
  • Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars) - family included sensu lato (now in Apodiformes)

References

• Caprimulgiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caprimulgiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Caprimulgiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Caprimulgiformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248