Caprimulgiformes (order)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class)

Descripción

Order containing 121 species in five families including frogmouths, potoos, and the oilbird. They are nocturnal and concealingly colored, with weak feet, soft plumage, very large mouths, and most feeding on insects caught in flight.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300310295

Otros términos

  • nightjars [en]
  • nightjar [en]