Siphonorhis
| Siphonorhis | |
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| Jamaican pauraque | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Siphonorhis P.L. Sclater, 1861 |
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Siphonorhis is a genus of nightjars, known as the Caribbean pauraques, in the family Caprimulgidae.
It contains the following species:
- Cuban pauraque (Siphonorhis daiquiri), known only from fossil material
- Jamaican pauraque (Siphonorhis americana), possibly extinct
- Least pauraque or least poorwill (Siphonorhis brewsteri)
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