Sykes's nightjar
| Sykes's nightjar | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. mahrattensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, 1832 | |
Sykes's nightjar or the Sindh nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) is a nightjar species found in South Asia.
The name commemorates Colonel William Henry Sykes, who served with the British military in India.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Caprimulgus mahrattensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 332–333.
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