Nyctidromus merrilli (Sennett, 1888)
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10541818 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F887A8-FF84-FFBC-0511-439EFA9E7016 |
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Marcus |
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Nyctidromus merrilli |
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NYCTIDROMUS MERRILLI SENNETT, 1888
Definition
Previously N. a. merrilli , and includes individuals assigned to N. a. insularis, N. a. intercedens, and N. a. yucatanensis. It is elevated to full species status and is the sister species of a clade containing N. albicollis and N. derbyanus .
Diagnosis
Nyctidromus merrilli is intermediate in size, and the plumage is both lighter and greyer than N. albicollis and N. derbyanus , with a slate-grey coloration on the crown and back being particularly noticeable. There are also conspicuous black patterns on the coverts of N. merrilli , which in both N. albicollis and N. derbyanus tend to be browner. Some individuals in arid areas of Mexico are slightly more reddish in colour, but overall the three named forms within N. merrilli (insularis, merrilli , and yucatanensis) are similar to one another.
Comments
See comments in previous section on N. derbyanus .
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