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Salvadori's nightjar

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Salvadori'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. pulchellus
Binomial name
Caprimulgus pulchellus
Salvadori, 1879

Salvadori's nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in Sumatra and Java.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Caprimulgus pulchellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22689997A111018453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22689997A111018453.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.