Order Caprimulgiformes Ridgway 1881 (nightjar)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39410
Parent taxon: Cypselomorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Apodiformes, Protocypselomorphus
Subtaxa: Aegotheli, Aegothelidae, Apodidae, Caprimulgi, Caprimulgidae, Hemiprocnidae, Nyctibiidae, Podargidae, Trochilidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore