Caprimulgidae

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Related to Caprimulgidae: Hirundinidae, Icteridae, Mimidae

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Caprimulgidae - goatsuckers

family Caprimulgidae

bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

Caprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformes - goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds

caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar - mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus - type genus of the Caprimulgidae

Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles - a genus of Caprimulgidae

genus Phalaenoptilus, Phalaenoptilus - a genus of Caprimulgidae

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Common Nighthawks are one of the more studied species of Caprimulgidae, yet much of the information relative to their natural history is anecdotal (Brigham et al., 2011).

Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) in Agricultural Landscapes: Genetic Structure of Populations Restricted to Urban Rooftop Nesting

Asio stygius Stygian Owl P CAPRIMULGIDAE, Nighthawk 29.

Aves del Santuario Nacional Tabaconas Namballe, vertiente oriental de los Andes del Norte Peruano

Whippoorwills and their related species belong to a family of birds called the nightjars (Caprimulgidae) and are mostly active at night.

Whip-poor-will! Often heard yet hard to spot, learn about the elusive bird that sings its own praises

brasiliensis Hernandes was found on Hydropsalis albicollis (Caprimulgidae) (Hernandes, 2014b).

Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Northeastern Brazil/ Acaros de pena (Acari: Astigmata) associados com aves em um fragmento de Mata Atlantica no Nordeste do Brasil

Asimismo, de todas las especies identificadas, el ~25% corresponde a aves migratorias, dentro de las cuales la familia Parulidae es la que tuvo un mayor numero de especies, y las familias Caprimulgidae y Pandionidae tuvieron un solo representante (Tabla 2).

Biodiversidad en un campus universitario en la sabana de Bogota: inventario de plantas y tetrapodos

The influence of moonlight on the behavior of goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae).

Avian predators target nocturnal runs of the beach-spawning marine fish, California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis (Atherinopsidae)

The goatsuckers, which include common nighthawks (Chordeiles minor), the third member of this family found in New York, belong to the Caprimulgidae family.

Goatsuckers of New York

Las especies de aves estan representadas por el condor andino (Vultur gryphus), un tipo de chotacabras (Caprimulgidae), y pollos (Gallus gallus).