Chordeiles
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Chordeiles m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – nighthawks, found from South America to the southernmost US.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae (nightjars) - family; Chordeilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chordeiles minor (common nighthawk) - type species; Chordeiles acutipennis (lesser nighthawk), Chordeiles gundlachii (Antillean nighthawk), Chordeiles nacunda (Nacunda nighthawk), Chordeiles pusillus (least nighthawk), Chordeiles rupestris (sand-colored nighthawk) - other species
References
Chordeiles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chordeiles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chordeiles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chordeiles at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Chordeiles at the Catalogue of Life
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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