Long-tailed nightjar
Long-tailed nightjar | |
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male C. c. climacurus Gambia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Genus: | Caprimulgus |
Species: | C. climacurus
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Binomial name | |
Caprimulgus climacurus Vieillot, 1825
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The long-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Africa where it occurs in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus climacurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690008A93256751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690008A93256751.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Caprimulgus
- Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Birds described in 1825
- Caprimulgiformes stubs