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Caprimulgi

bird suborder
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  • Male common nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) landing
    caprimulgiform
    / Annotated classification

    Suborder CaprimulgiDorsal vertebrae heterocoelous (saddle-shaped); deeply cleft gape; rostrum fixed; plumage soft.Family Podargidae (frogmouths)Confined to Australasian (except New Zealand) and southern Oriental regions (including extreme southern India). Desmognathous palate; palatines broad throughout, slightly expanded posteriorly; wide,

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    Suborder CaprimulgiDorsal vertebrae heterocoelous (saddle-shaped); deeply cleft gape; rostrum fixed; plumage soft.Family Podargidae (frogmouths)Confined to Australasian (except New Zealand) and southern Oriental regions (including extreme southern India). Desmognathous palate; palatines broad throughout, slightly expanded posteriorly; wide,

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