Caprimulginae
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Caprimulgus + -inae
Proper noun[edit]
Caprimulginae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – typical nightjars.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (subfamily): Chordeilinae (nighthawks), Eurostopodinae (eared nightjars) - subfamiles in Caprimulgidae
References[edit]
Caprimulginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Caprimulginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Caprimulgidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
