Chordeiles
Chordeiles minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Genus:	Chordeiles Swainson, 1832

Chordeiles is a genus of nighthawks in the Caprimulgidae family. It contains the following species:^[1]

• Least Nighthawk, Chordeiles pusillus
• Sand-coloured Nighthawk, Chordeiles rupestris
• Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
• Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis
• Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii

References

1. ^ "ITIS Report: Chordeiles Swainson, 1832". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177978. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 

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