Long-trained nightjar

Long-trained nightjar
A male long-trained nightjar at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
A female long-trained nightjar at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Macropsalis
P.L. Sclater, 1866
Species: M. forcipata
Binomial name
Macropsalis forcipata
(Nitzsch, 1840)
Synonyms

Macropsalis creagra (Bonaparte, 1850)

The long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis. It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in north-eastern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Macropsalis creagra


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