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Brown nightjar

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Brown nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Veles
Bangs, 1918
Species:
V. binotatus
Binomial name
Veles binotatus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Caprimulgus binotatus

The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in a monotypic genus in the family Caprimulgidae. 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.