Caprimulgus
See also: caprimulgus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Caprimulgus_macrurus.jpg/220px-Caprimulgus_macrurus.jpg)
Etymology
Latin caprimulgus (“goat milker”)
Proper noun
Caprimulgus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – the whippoorwills.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae (nightjars) - family; Caprimulginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - type species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Caprimulgus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caprimulgus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Caprimulgus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons