Brown nightjar
| Brown nightjar | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Veles Bangs, 1918 |
| Species: | V. binotatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Veles binotatus (Bonaparte, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in a monotypic genus in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.
References
- ↑ "Veles binotatus". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- BirdLife International 2004. Caprimulgus binotatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.