Caprimulgidae
Nightjars
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close boxRelationships after Barrowclough et al. 2006 and Larsen et al. 2007.
References
Barrowclough, G. F., J. G. Groth and L. A. Mertz. 2006. The RAG-1 exon in the avian order Caprimulgiformes: Phylogeny, heterozygosity, and base composition. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41:238-248.
Cleere, N. 1998. Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Their Relatives. Yale University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
Larsen, C., M. Speed, N. Harvey and H. A. Noyes. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of the nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) suggests extensive conservation of primitive morphological traits across multiple lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42:789-796.
Mariaux, J. and M. J. Braun. 1996. A molecular phylogenetic survey of the nightjars and allies (Caprimulgiformes) with special emphasis on the potoos (Nyctibiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 6(2):228-244.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Caprimulgus pectoralis |
|---|---|
| Location | Okavango Delta, Botswana |
| Comments | Fierynecked Nightjar |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Behavior | on low branch after nightfall |
| Copyright |
© 1990 Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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| Scientific Name | Nyctidromus albicollis |
|---|---|
| Location | Chapada do Araripe - CE, Brazil |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Curiango - Nyctidromus albicollis - Pauraque |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2005 Ciro Albano
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