Gigantic goats [1] [2] [3] [4] , or forest goats [5] [6] ( lat. Nyctibius ), is a genus of birds from the order of goat - like , distinguished in the monotypic family of gigantic [4] [5] [6 ] ] or forest goats [6] (Nyctibiidae).
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Gigantic goat dwellers inhabit forests and open wooded areas in Central and South America, as well as the Antilles. There is no pronounced sexual dimorphism between the sexes. During the day, they rest directly on stumps or broken branches and, thanks to their brown striped or spotted plumage, look like an integral part of their sitting position. Gigantic goats are active at night and like flycatchers throw insects from a branch down. The female lays one spotted egg, the nesting site is the upper side of the stump.
Classification
As of May 2018, 7 species are included in the genus [7] [6] :
- Nyctibius aethereus - Long-tailed giant goat [4] , or long-tailed forest goat
- Nyctibius bracteatus - The gigantic red goat [4] , or the red forest goat
- Nyctibius grandis - Gigantic Goat , or Gigantic Forest Goat
- Nyctibius griseus - Gray giant goat , or gray forest goat
- Nyctibius jamaicensis - Mexican Forest Goat
- Nyctibius leucopterus - White - winged giant goat [4] , or white-winged forest goat
- Nyctibius maculosus - Andean Forest Goat
Notes
- ↑ Birds of Russia and adjacent regions: Owls, Goat-like, Swift-like, Rakshoobrazny, Puffer, Woodpecker / Res. Ed .: S. G. Priklonsky, V.P. Ivanchev, V.A. Zubakin. - M .: Partnership of scientific publications of KMK, 2005. - P. 107. - 487 p. - ISBN 5-87317-198-X .
- ↑ Animal life. Volume 6. Birds / ed. V. D. Ilyichev, I.V. Mikheev, Ch. ed. V. E. Sokolov . - 2nd ed. - M .: Enlightenment, 1986. - S. 311. - 527 p.
- ↑ Galushin V.M., Drozdov N.N., Ilyichev V.D. et al. Fauna of the World: Birds: Handbook / Ed. V. D. Ilyichev. - M .: Agropromizdat, 1991 .-- S. 175. - 311 p. - ISBN 5-10-001229-3 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Vinokurov A.A. Rare and endangered animals. Birds: Ref. allowance / ed. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: High School, 1992. - S. 265-266. - 446 p. : ill. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-06-002116-5 .
- ↑ 1 2 Koblik E. A. Variety of birds (based on materials from the exposition of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University). - M .: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 2001. - T. 3. - S. 43-44. - 360 p. - 400 copies. - ISBN 5-211-04072-4 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 145. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- ↑ Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars : [ eng. ] / F. Gill & D. Donsker (Eds). // IOC World Bird List (v 8.1). - 2018 .-- DOI : 10.14344 / IOC.ML.8.1 . (Retrieved June 19, 2018) .
Literature
- Herausgeber: Forshaw, Joseph: Enzyklopädie der Vögel, 1999 .-- ISBN 3828915574 .