Biology:Siphonorhis
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Siphonorhis | |
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| Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprimulginae |
| Genus: | Siphonorhis P.L. Sclater, 1861 |
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Siphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae.
It contains the following species:
- Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana), possibly extinct
- Least pauraque or least poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri), native to Hispaniola
- Cuban pauraque (†Siphonorhis daiquiri), known only from fossil material
Wikidata ☰ Q3009161 entry
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