Biology:Brown nightjar
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Short description: Species of bird
| Brown nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Veles Bangs, 1918 |
| Species: | V. binotatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Veles binotatus (Bonaparte, 1850)
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The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species in the genus Veles. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Veles binotatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22689871A93250826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689871A93250826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22689871/93250826. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1265046 entry
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