Nyctipolus
Nyctipolus is a genus of South American nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Nyctipolus'' was introduced in 1912 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with ''Caprimulgus nigrescens'' Jean Cabanis, Cabanis, 1849, the blackish nightjar, as the type species. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek νυκτιπολος/''nuktipolos'' meaning "roaming by night". The genus contains the following two species. References

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