Chordeilinae

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IOC Classification: DomainEukaryota • RegnumAnimalia • PhylumChordata • SubphylumVertebrata • InfraphylumGnathostomata • CladusOsteichthyes • SuperclassisTetrapoda • CladusAmniota • CladusReptilia • CladusArchosauria • ClassisAves • CladusNeognathae • CladusNeoaves • CladusStrisores • OrdoCaprimulgiformes • FamiliaCaprimulgidae • Subfamilia: Chordeilinae

The Chordeilinae are a subfamily of nocturnal birds, in English known as nighthawks. It contains the genera Chordeiles, Lurocalis, Nyctiprogne, Podager.

Chordeiles minor (Common Nighthawk)

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