Square-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus fossiiHartlaub, KJG, 1857
English (US) Square-tailed Nightjar
The Square-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) 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 fossii
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Square-tailed Nightjar
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1857
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Caprimulgus fossii fossii
- Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii
- Caprimulgus fossii griseoplurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus Fossii
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1857
- Type locality
- Gaboon.
- Original description
- System der Ornithologie Westafrica's p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Nightjars and Nighthawks
Plain Nightjar
Caprimulgus inornatus
Star-spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus stellatus
Nechisar Nightjar
Caprimulgus solala
Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis
Chirruping Nightjar
Caprimulgus griseatus
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
Bonaparte's Nightjar
Caprimulgus concretus
Salvadori's Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus
Prigogine's Nightjar
Caprimulgus prigoginei
Bates's Nightjar
Caprimulgus batesi
Long-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus climacurus
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus clarus
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