Siphonorhis

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Siphonorhis Rank Genus		Family Caprimulgidae Phylum Chordata Order Caprimulgiformes

Lower classifications Least poorwill, Jamaican poorwill

Torico siphonorhis brewsteri least poorwill

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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