Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Taxa

Caprimulgiformes

Bird Orders

Caprimulgiformes is the order of nightjars and their relatives, medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds characterised by long wings, short legs and very short bills. The order core family, Caprimulgidae, gives the group its common name from the European nightjar; some New World members are called nighthawks.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Caprimulgiformes
Filter Results1 entry
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Source European nightjar (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ26125, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Nightjar
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Caprimulgiformes
Wikidata Q27244, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
European nightjar (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: European nightjar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.