Hispaniolan nightjar

Hispaniolan nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Antrostomus
Species: A. ekmani
Binomial name
Antrostomus ekmani
(Lönnberg, 1929)

The Hispaniola nightjar (Antrostomus ekmani), also known as the Hispaniolan nightjar, was previously considered a subspecies of the Greater Antillean nightjar. The IOC now consider it to be a distinct species. It is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. "Antrostomus ekmani". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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