Family Caprimulgidae Vigors 1825 (nightjar)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39416
Parent taxon: Caprimulgiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Aegotheli, Aegothelidae, Apodidae, Caprimulgi, Hemiprocnidae, Nyctibiidae, Podargidae, Trochilidae
Subtaxa: Caprimulginae, Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Eurostopodus, Phalaenoptilus, Siphonorhis
Ecology: volant insectivore