Biology:Philippine nightjar

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Short description: Species of bird

Philippine nightjar
Philippine nightjar (caprimulgus manillensis).JPG
A nesting bird
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. manillensis
Binomial name
Caprimulgus manillensis
Walden, 1875

The Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to the Philippines . Its local names are kandarapa (Tagalog) and tagolilong (Cebuano).[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

A day old and two days old Philippine nightjars

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1271739 entry