Caprimulginae

Translingual

Etymology

Caprimulgus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Caprimulginae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – typical nightjars.

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

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Caprimulgus (some 40–50 species, including Eurasian nightjar) - type genus; Nyctidromus (pauraque); Phalaenoptilus (common poorwill); Siphonorhis; Nyctiphrynus; Gactornis (collared nightjar); Antrostomus; Macrodipteryx (long-primaried nightjars); Hydropsalis; Uropsalis; Macropsalis (long-trained nightjar); Eleothreptus (sickle-winged nightjar) - genera

Coordinate terms

• (subfamily): Chordeilinae (nighthawks), Eurostopodinae (eared nightjars) - subfamiles in Caprimulgidae

References

• Caprimulginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caprimulginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Caprimulgidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons