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Siphonorhis
Sign in to saveSiphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae. All species are endemic to islands of the Greater Antilles, with only one confirmed to be extant.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Siphonorhis is referenced by 176 other articles, and connects out to Caprimulgidae, Nyctibiidae and Aegotheliformes.
Vinony files it under Bird genera, Birds of the Greater Antilles and Birds of the Lesser Antilles.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCaprimulgiformes
- FamilyCaprimulgidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Cuba, Jamaica
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caprimulginae
- Image
- Siphonorhis.americanus crop.jpg
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Siphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae. All species are endemic to islands of the Greater Antilles, with only one confirmed to be extant.
==Taxonomy== The genus Siphonorhis was introduced in 1861 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater with Caprimulgus americanus Linnaeus, 1758, the Jamaican poorwill, as the type species. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek σιφων/siphōn, σιφωνος/siphōnos meaning "tube" and ῥις/rhis, ῥινος/rhinos meaning "nostrils".
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