Blackish nightjar
| Blackish nightjar | |
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| at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Nyctipolus |
| Species: | N. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctipolus nigrescens Cabanis, 1848
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| Synonyms | |
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Caprimulgus nigrescens | |
The blackish nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) is a species of bird in the family Caprimulgidae. This relatively small dark nightjar is found in the Guianas and the Amazon. It is rare or even absent in the western part, but is among the commonest nightjars in the eastern Amazon and the Guianas.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Nyctipolus nigrescens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22689862A93250263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689862A93250263.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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