ADW: Caprimulgus affinis: CLASSIFICATION

Caprimulgus affinissavanna nightjar

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
        ClassAvesbirds
        SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
        InfraclassNeoavesmodern birds
        OrderCaprimulgiformesnightbirds
        FamilyCaprimulgidaenightjars, nighthawks, and relatives
        GenusCaprimulgusnightjars
        SpeciesCaprimulgus affinissavanna nightjar
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis affinis
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis amoyensis
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis griseatus
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis kasuidori
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis mindanensis
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis monticolus
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis propinquus
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis stictomus
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis timorensis
        SubspeciesCaprimulgus affinis undulatus

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassAvesbirds
OrderCaprimulgiformesnightbirds
FamilyCaprimulgidaenightjars, nighthawks, and relatives
GenusCaprimulgusnightjars
SpeciesCaprimulgus affinissavanna nightjar

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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