Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
Caprimulgus donaldsoniSharpe, RB, 1895
English (US) Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
The Donaldson Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) 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.
Range: northwestern and southern Somalia, eastern and southern Ethiopia, eastern Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania; possibly also in southeastern South SudanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus donaldsoni
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1895
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1895
- Type locality
- Somaliland to the Galla country; type from Hargeissa.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 4 p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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