Long-tailed nightjar
Not to be confused with Large-tailed nightjar.
| Long-tailed nightjar | |
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| In Gambia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. climacurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus climacurus Vieillot, 1825 | |
The long-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. 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 (2012). "Caprimulgus climacurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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