Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Caprimulgiformes
Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamilia: Chordeilinae
Genus: Chordeiles
Species: C. acutipennis - C. gundlachii - C. minor - C. nacunda - C. pusillus - C. rupestris
Name
Chordeiles Swainson, 1832
References
Fauna Boreali-Americana 2(1831) p. 496
Vernacular names
English: Nighthawks
español: Añaperos; chotacabras; atajacaminos
português: Bacuraus
Chordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Chordeiles pusillus | Least nighthawk | northern South America |
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Chordeiles rupestris | Sand-coloured nighthawk | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
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Chordeiles minor | Common nighthawk | northern North America. |
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Chordeiles acutipennis | Lesser nighthawk | United States through South America |
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Chordeiles gundlachii | Antillean nighthawk | the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and the Florida Keys in the United States. |
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Chordeiles nacunda | Nacunda nighthawk | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela |
The genus name Chordeiles is from Ancient Greek khoreia, a dance with music, and deile, "evening".[2]
References
"ITIS Report: Chordeiles Swainson, 1832". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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