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Eleothreptus is a genus of
nightjars Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...
in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species: * Sickle-winged nightjar (''Eleothreptus anomalus'') * White-winged nightjar (''Eleothreptus candicans'')


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Nightjars Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Caprimulgiformes-stub br:Eleothreptus pt:Eleothreptus