Collared nightjar

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Collared nightjar
Collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus) with two chicks, Andasibe National Park, Madagascar.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Gactornis
Han, Robbins, & Braun, 2010
Species:
G. enarratus
Binomial name
Gactornis enarratus
G.R. Gray, 1871
Synonyms

Caprimulgus enarratus

The collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest[citation needed].

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gactornis enarratus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22690000A93256391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690000A93256391.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  • Han, K.-L., M.B. Robbins, and M.J. Braun. 2010. A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55:443-453.
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