Antrostomus

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Antrostomus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – certain nightjars, including whippoorwills.

Hypernyms

(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; Caprimulginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Antrostomus arizonae (Mexican whippoorwill), Antrostomus badius (Yucatan nightjar), Antrostomus carolinensis (chuck-will's-widow), Antrostomus cubanensis (Cuban nightjar), Antrostomus ekmani (Hispaniolan nightjar), Antrostomus noctitherus (Puerto Rican nightjar), Antrostomus ridgwayi (buff-collared nightjar), Antrostomus rufus (rufous nightjar), Antrostomus salvini (tawny-collared nightjar), Antrostomus saturatus (dusky nightjar), Antrostomus sericocaudatus (silky-tailed nightjar), Antrostomus vociferus (eastern whippoorwill) - species

References

Antrostomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Antrostomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Antrostomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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