Biology:Hydropsalis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Hydropsalis
Hydropsalis torquata in Uruguay.jpg
Scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Caprimulginae
Genus: Hydropsalis
Wagler, 1832
Type species
Caprimulgus furcifer (scissor-tailed nightjar)
Vieillot, 1817

Hydropsalis is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are widely distributed across the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.

Taxonomy

The genus Hydropsalis was introduced in 1832 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler.[1] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as Caprimulgus furcifer Vieillot 1817.[2][3] This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of the scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata).[4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hudro- meaning "water-" with psalis meaning "pair of scissors".[5]

The genus contains four species:[4]

References

  1. Wagler, Johann Georg (1832). "Neue Sippen und Gattungen der Säugthiere und Vögel" (in German). Isis von Oken 1832: cols 1218–1235 [1222]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26455530. 
  2. Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 11. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17136631. 
  3. Peters, James Lee, ed (1940). Check-List of Birds of the World. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 217. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14476688. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (January 2022). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/nightjars/. 
  5. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n197/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1988524 entry