Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Strigimorphae
see Superorder Falconimorphae Seebohm, 1890
Order Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls
Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881 - goatsuckers
Infraorder Caprimulgides
see Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881
Parvorder Caprimulgida
see Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881
Superfamily Caprimulgoidea
see Suborder Caprimulgi Ridgway, 1881
Family Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825 - nightjars
Subfamily Chordeilinae - nighthawks
Genus Nyctiprogne Bonaparte, 1857
1 Nyctiprogne leucopyga (Spix, 1825) - band-tailed nighthawk