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:
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Sickle-winged nightjar (''Eleothreptus anomalus'')
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White-winged nightjar (''Eleothreptus candicans'')
References
Nightjars
Taxa named by George Robert Gray
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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pt:Eleothreptus