Nyctibius
Genus of nocturnal birds of tropical Central and South America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nyctibius is a genus of potoos, nocturnal birds in the family Nyctibiidae.
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Nyctibius | |
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Common potoo (N. griseus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Nyctibiiformes |
Family: | Nyctibiidae |
Subfamily: | Nyctibiinae |
Genus: | Nyctibius Vieillot, 1816 |
Type species | |
Caprimulgus grandis (great potoo) Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
Species | |
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