Siphonorhis

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: Caprimulginae
Genus: Siphonorhis
Species: †S. americana – S. brewsteri
Name

Siphonorhis P.L. Sclater, 1861

Typus: Caprimulgus americanus Linnaeus, 1758 = Siphonorhis americana

Synonyms

Microsiphonorhis Chapman, 1917

References

Sclater, P.L. 1861. List of a Collection of Birds made by the late Mr. W. Osburn in Jamaica, with Notes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt. 1: 69-82. BHL Reference page. Original description p. 77 BHL

Siphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae.

It contains the following species:

Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana), possibly extinct
Least pauraque or least poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri), native to Hispaniola
Cuban pauraque (†Siphonorhis daiquiri), known only from fossil material