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  Digimorph - Chordeiles minor (nighthawk)
minor), Nyctibiidae (potoos), Steatornithidae (oilbirds), Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars), and Podargidae (frogmouths).
The caprimulgiforms, however, may compose a paraphyletic assemblage with respect to hummingbirds and swifts (Mayr, 2002).
The monophyly of Caprimulgidae is not questioned, and a number of osteological characters support a sister-group relationship between this taxon and Nyctibiidae.
www.digimorph.org /specimens/Chordeiles_minor/head   (460 words)

  
 OBSERVATIONS ON NESTING BEHAVIOR OF THE COMMON POTOO IN VENEZUELA
Reproductive behavior of potoos (Nyctibiidae) is not well known; this paper reports nesting behavior of a pair of Common Potoos (Nyctibius griseus) during the rainy season in central Venezuela.
One of the most unusual groups of birds in the tropical Americas is the Nyctibiidae, or potoos.
This small family of nocturnal birds has cryptic coloration and an upright, unmoving stance during the day, which pro- vide an effective mimicry of the branches on which they perch.
elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v065n04/p0447-p0452.html   (3912 words)

  
 CJO - Abstract
New specimens of the poorly known Old World potoo Paraprefica kelleri Mayr, 1999 (Aves, Nyctibiidae) are described from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany, including the first complete skeleton with a well-preserved skull.
Analysis of 98 characters supports a sister group relationship between Paraprefica and modern Nyctibiidae, whereas Prefica is shown to be the sister taxon of the Steatornithidae (oilbirds), as proposed in the original description.
Some of the osteological similarities between Prefica and Paraprefica may be plesiomorphic for the Cypselomorphae, the taxon to which Nyctibiidae belong.
journals.cambridge.org /action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=C4CD5AA598633B7597AFFB965D2515AA.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=355662   (165 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Nyctibiidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Potoos 369 CAPRIMULGIFORMES Nyctibiidae: Potoos Nictibios Potoos are a...
Podargidae Frogmouths Aegothelidae Owlet-frog mouths Nyctibiidae Potoos Caprimulgidae Nightjars, poorwills Apodiformes...
Oilbird Aegothelidae Owlet-Nightjars Podargidae Frogmouths Nyctibiidae Potoo Caprimuligidae Nightjar & Allies...
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Nyctibiidae&index=blended&page=1   (1096 words)

  
 Nyctibiidae Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Nyctibiidae - Encyclopedia.com
Nyctibiidae (pottoos; class Aves, order Caprimulgiformes) A family of grey, brown, and fl, cryptically coloured birds which have long wings and tails, small bills, large gapes, and no rictal bristles.
They are nocturnal, inhabit open forest, feed on insects, and nest in tree crevices.
More information is at your fingertips at HighBeam Research:
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O8-Nyctibiidae.html   (274 words)

  
 Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Potoos have enormous eyes and mouths and in general resemble nightjars, as they have very cryptic plumage, but they differ from them in, among other things, their vertical perching posture, larger size, and absence of rictal bristles.
They are in the order Caprimulgiforme with Nighthawks and Nightjars but are in the Nyctibiidae family whereas the Nighthawks and Nightjars are in the Aguaitacaminos family.
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www.flickr.com /photos/mountainpath/127876484   (276 words)

  
 AMNH Scientific Publications: Item 2246/1606
Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History.
Part 2, Otididae, Jacanidae, Rostratulidae, Haematopodidae, Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Recurvirostridae, Burhinidae, Glareolidae, Thinocoridae, Stercorariidae, Laridae, Alcidae, Pteroclididae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Musophagidae, Cuculidae, Tytonidae, Strigidae, Podargidae, Nyctibiidae, Aegothelidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae, Hemiprocnidae, Trochilidae, Coliidae, Trogonidae, Alcedinidae, Momotidae, Meropidae, Leptosomatidae, Coraciidae, Upupidae, Phoeniculidae, Bucerotidae, Galbulidae, Bucconidae, Capitonidae, Indicatoridae, Ramphastidae, Picidae.
Otididae, Jacanidae, Rostratulidae, Haematopodidae, Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Recurvirostridae, Burhinidae, Glareolidae, Thinocoridae, Stercorariidae, Laridae, Alcidae, Pteroclididae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Musophagidae, Cuculidae, Tytonidae, Strigidae, Podargidae, Nyctibiidae, Aegothelidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae, Hemiprocnidae, Trochilidae, Coliidae, Trogonidae, Alcedinidae, Momotidae, Meropidae, Leptosomatidae, Coraciidae, Upupidae, Phoeniculidae, Bucerotidae, Galbulidae, Bucconidae, Capitonidae, Indicatoridae, Ramphastidae, Picidae
digitallibrary.amnh.org /dspace/handle/2246/1606   (214 words)

  
 Potoo : Nyctibiidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Potoo : Nyctibiidae
Potoo : Nyctibiidae
article at Free Euro Online Encyclopedia
It uses material from the wikipedia article Potoo : Nyctibiidae.
www.eurofreehost.com /ny/Nyctibiidae.html   (155 words)

  
 worldbirder.com - Bird thumbnails from the search Nyctibiidae Displaying 1 to 4 of 4
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