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Donaldson Smith's nightjar

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Donaldson Smith's nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. donaldsoni
Binomial name
Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Sharpe, 1895

Donaldson Smith's nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus donaldsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689940A93253577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689940A93253577.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.