Hydropsalis Explained

Hydropsalis is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are widely distributed across the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.

Taxonomy

The genus Hydropsalis was introduced in 1832 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler.[1] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as Caprimulgus furcifer Vieillot 1817.[2] [3] This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of the scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata).[4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hudro- meaning "water-" with psalis meaning "pair of scissors".[5]

The genus contains four species:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Wagler . Johann Georg . Johann Georg Wagler . 1832 . Neue Sippen und Gattungen der Säugthiere und Vögel . Isis von Oken . 1832 . cols 1218–1235 [1222] . German .
  2. Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1855 . Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum . London . British Museum . 11 .
  3. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1940 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 4 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 217 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2022 . Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars . IOC World Bird List Version 12.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 7 July 2022 .
  5. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 197 .

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