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