| Lurocalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Lurocalis Cassin, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Caprimulgus nattereri (short-tailed nighthawk) Temminck, 1822 | |
Lurocalis is a genus ofnightjars in the familyCaprimulgidae. The species are found in Central and South America.
The genusLurocalis was introduced in 1851 by the American ornithologistJohn Cassin.[1] Thetype species was designated asCaprimulgus nattereriTemminck, 1822, byGeorge Robert Gray in 1855. This taxon is now considered as asubspecies of theshort-tailed nighthawk.[2][3] The genus name combines theAncient Greekoura meaning "tail" withkolos meaning "stunted".[4]
The genus contains two species.[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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 | Lurocalis rufiventrisTaczanowski, 1884 | Rufous-bellied nighthawk | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
| Lurocalis semitorquatus(Gmelin, 1789) | Short-tailed nighthawk | Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. |
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