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Pygmy nightjar

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Pygmy nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Nyctipolus
Species:
N. hirundinaceus
Binomial name
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
Spix, 1825
Synonyms

Caprimulgus hirundinaceus

The pygmy nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Nyctipolus hirundinaceus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22689868A93250671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689868A93250671.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.