Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennisJerdon, TC, 1845
English (US) Jerdon's Nightjar
The Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) 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
- Caprimulgus atripennis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jerdon's Nightjar
- Described by
- Jerdon, TC, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caprimulgus atripennis atripennis
- Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Jerdon, TC, 1845
- Type locality
- Eastern Ghats to west of Nellore.
- Original description
- Illustrations of Indian ornithology, containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India pl.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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