Eleothreptus
| Eleothreptus | |
|---|---|
| White-winged nightjar (Eleothreptus candicans) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Gray, GR, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Amblypterus anomalus Gould, 1838
| |
Eleothreptus is a genus of South American nightjars in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Eleothreptus was introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Gray with Amblypterus anomalus Gould, 1838, the sickle-winged nightjar, as the type species.[1] Eleothreptus was a replacement name for Amblypterus that had been used by Louis Agassiz in 1833 for a genus of fossil fishes.[2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek ἑλεοθρεπτος/heleothreptos meaning "marsh-bred" from ἑλος/helos, ἑλεος/heleos meaning "marsh" and τρεφω/trephō meaning "to nourish".[3]
The genus contains the following two species:[4]
- Sickle-winged nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus)
- White-winged nightjar (Eleothreptus candicans)
References
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 7.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1940). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 220.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Eleothreptus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 June 2025.