Siphonorhis
Encyclopedia
Siphonorhis, the Caribbean pauraques, are a genus
of nightjar
in the family
Caprimulgidae.
It contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of nightjar
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Caprimulgidae.
It contains the following species:
- Jamaican PauraqueJamaican PauraqueThe Jamaican Poorwill, Jamaican Pauraque, or Jamaican Least Pauraqué is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland...
(Siphonorhis americana) -possibly extinct - Least PauraqueLeast PauraqueThe Least Poorwill , or Least Pauraque, is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti....
or Least Poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri)