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Nyctibius
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Nyctibius is a genus of potoos, nocturnal birds in the family Nyctibiidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderNyctibiiformes
- FamilyNyctibiidae
林鸱科（学名：Nyctibiidae）是夜鹰目下的一个单型科，现存7种，分布于拉丁美洲地区。善于伪装，其羽毛颜色与树干相似，因此常在树上采取抬头直立的姿势，伪装成树干，捕食昆虫和小鸟。 长尾林鸱（Nyctibius aethereus） 棕林鸱（Nyctibius bracteatus） 大林鸱 （Nyctibius grandis） 普通林鸱（Nyctibius griseus） 北林枭（Nyctibius jamaicensis） 白翅林鸱（Nyctibius leucopterus） 安第斯林鸱（Nyctibius maculosus）
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Nyctibius is a genus of potoos, nocturnal birds in the family Nyctibiidae.
== Etymology == The genus Nyctibius was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot to accommodate a single species, Comte de Buffon's "Le Grand Engoulevent de Cayenne", the great potoo, which thus becomes the type species. The genus name is from Ancient Greek nuktibios meaning "night-feeding", from nux night and bios "life".