Cuban Nightjar
Antrostomus cubanensisLawrence, GN, 1861
English (US) Cuban Nightjar
The Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
- Scientific name
- Antrostomus cubanensis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cuban Nightjar
- Described by
- Lawrence, GN, 1861
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Antrostomus cubanensis cubanensis
- Antrostomus cubanensis insulaepinorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Antrostomus Cubanensis
- Described by
- Lawrence, GN, 1861
- Type locality
- Cienega de Zapata and coast of Manzanillo, Cuba.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7 p.260
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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