Long-trained nightjar
Long-trained nightjar | |
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A male long-trained nightjar at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
A female long-trained nightjar at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
Conservation status | |
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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Macropsalis forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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