Plain-tailed Nighthawk

Plain-tailed Nighthawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Nyctiprogne
Species: N. vielliardi
Binomial name
Nyctiprogne vielliardi
(Lencioni-Neto, 1994)

The Plain-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne vielliardi) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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