NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Chordeiles
  Family - Caprimulgidae
  Order - Caprimulgiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis texensis
      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis acutipennis
      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis aequatorialis
      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis crissalis
      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis exilis
      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis littoralis
      Subspecies - Chordeiles acutipennis micromeris