Blackish nightjar
| Blackish nightjar | |
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| A blackish nightjar at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus nigrescens Cabanis, 1848 | |
The blackish nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family. This relatively small dark nightjar is found in the Guianas and the Amazon. It is rare or even absent in the western part, but is among the commonest nightjars in the eastern Amazon and the Guianas.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Caprimulgus nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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