Madagascan nightjar

Madagascan nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species: C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Sganzin, 1840

The Madagascan nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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