Salvadori's nightjar

Salvadori's nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species: C. pulchellus
Binomial name
Caprimulgus pulchellus
Salvadori, 1879

Salvadori's nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in Sumatra and Java.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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