Nyctipolus
Nyctipolus is a genus of South American nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae.
Species
Blackish Nightjar
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCaprimulgiformes
- FamilyCaprimulgidae
Observations406
Observations recorded10,797
via GBIF
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Nyctipolus is a genus of South American nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Nyctipolus was introduced in 1912 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1849, the blackish nightjar, as the type species. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek νυκτιπολος/nuktipolos meaning "roaming by night".