Spot-tailed nightjar
| Spot-tailed nightjar | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Hydropsalis |
| Species: | H. maculicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydropsalis maculicaudus (Lawrence, 1862) | |
The spot-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis maculicaudus) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hydropsalis maculicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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