''Chordeiles'' is a New World genus of
nighthawks in the family
Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species:
The genus name ''Chordeiles'' is from
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
''khoreia'', a dance with music, and ''deile'', "evening".
References
Bird genera
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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