Brown nightjar

Brown nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species: C. binotatus
Binomial name
Caprimulgus binotatus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Veles binotatus

The brown nightjar (Caprimulgus 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

  1. "Veles binotatus". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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