Chirruping Nightjar
Caprimulgus griseatusWalden, A, 1875
English (US) Chirruping Nightjar
The Chirruping Nightjar (Caprimulgus griseatus) 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 griseatus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Chirruping Nightjar
- Described by
- Walden, A, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caprimulgus griseatus griseatus
- Caprimulgus griseatus mindanensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Walden, A, 1875
- Type locality
- Philippine Islands, ex G. R. Gray, Handlist, 1, 1869, p. 57, where a nornen nudum.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 9, pt.2 p.160
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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