Standard-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus longipennisShaw, G, 1796
English (US) Standard-winged Nightjar
The Standard-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) 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: in breeding season from Senegambia to Liberia, eastward to southwestern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Uganda (present during the season in southern portion of this region, but breeding there not confirmed); winters north and east from southern Mauritania and northern Sengeal eastward to central Chad, southern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, central Uganda, Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and western KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus longipennis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1796
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1796
- Type locality
- Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 8, no.4 pl.265
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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