Nyctiphrynus
Appearance
Nyctiphrynus | |
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Yucatan poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Subfamily: | Caprimulginae |
Genus: | Nyctiphrynus Bonaparte, 1857 |
Nyctiphrynus is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It contains the following species:
- Eared poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii)
- Ocellated poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus)
- Chocó poorwill (Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi)
- Yucatan poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus)