| Siphonorhis | |
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| File:Extinctbirds1907 P5A Siphonorhis americana.png | |
| Jamaican Pauraque | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Siphonorhis |
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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