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Long-trained nightjar

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Long-trained nightjar
male at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
female at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Macropsalis
P.L. Sclater, 1866
Species:
M. forcipata
Binomial name
Macropsalis forcipata
(Nitzsch, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Macropsalis creagra (Bonaparte, 1850)

The long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis. It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Macropsalis forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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