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Sykes's Nightjar

Caprimulgus mahrattensisSykes, WH, 1832

English (US) Sykes's Nightjar

The Sykes's Nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) 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: southeastern Iran to southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Sykes's Nightjar
Described by
Sykes, WH, 1832

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Caprimulgus Mahrattensis
Described by
Sykes, WH, 1832
Type locality
Mahrattas.
Original description
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2, no.18 p.83

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 98 species of the family Caprimulgidae