Golden nightjar

Golden nightjar
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species: C. eximius
Binomial name
Caprimulgus eximius
Temminck, 1826

The golden nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.

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