Siphonorhis

Siphonorhis
	Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Subfamily:	Caprimulginae
Genus:	Siphonorhis; P.L. Sclater, 1861
Species
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<i>Siphonorhis</i>

Siphonorhis

Genus of birds

Siphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae.

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It contains the following species:

Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana), possibly extinct
Least pauraque or least poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri), native to Hispaniola
Cuban pauraque (†Siphonorhis daiquiri), known only from fossil material

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