Chordeiles
Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Chordeilinae
Genus: Chordeiles
Swainson, 1832
Synonyms

Podager

Chordeiles is a New World genus of nighthawks in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Chordeiles pusillus Least nighthawk northern South America
Chordeiles rupestris Sand-coloured nighthawk Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Chordeiles minor Common nighthawk South America to northern North America.
Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser nighthawk United States through South America
Chordeiles gundlachii Antillean nighthawk the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and the Florida Keys in the United States.
Chordeiles nacunda Nacunda nighthawk Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela

The genus name Chordeiles is from Ancient Greek khoreia, a dance with music, and deile, "evening".[2]

References

  1. ^ "ITIS Report: Chordeiles Swainson, 1832". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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