Biology:Grey nightjar

From HandWiki
Revision as of 03:35, 13 February 2024 by Nautica (talk | contribs) (url)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of bird

Grey nightjar
Grey Nightjar.jpg
in Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. jotaka
Binomial name
Caprimulgus jotaka
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

The grey nightjar or gray nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a species of nightjar found in East Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the jungle nightjar (C. indicus), its South Asian relative.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus jotaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22725702A94899999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725702A94899999.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22725702/94899999. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Rasmussen, PC & JC Anderton 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.

Wikidata ☰ Q1440261 entry